What is CVE-2021-22529?

CVE-2021-22529 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microfocus Netiq Advanced Authentication, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2024-08-28.

How severe is CVE-2021-22529?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Microfocus Netiq Advanced Authentication

CVE-2021-22529

A vulnerability identified in NetIQ Advance Authentication that leaks sensitive server information. This issue affects NetIQ Advance Authentication version before 6.3.5.1

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2024-08-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (4.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 4.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microfocus Netiq Advanced Authentication — versions 6.3
Opentext Netiq Advance Authentication — versions 6.3.5.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

www.netiq.com/documentation/advanced-authentication-63/advanced-authentication-… (Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-22529?: CVE-2021-22529 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microfocus Netiq Advanced Authentication, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2024-08-28.
How severe is CVE-2021-22529?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.