What is CVE-2026-2123?

CVE-2026-2123 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microfocus Operations Agent, classified under Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-03-31.

How severe is CVE-2026-2123?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microfocus Operations Agent

CVE-2026-2123

A security audit identified a privilege escalation vulnerability in Operations Agent(<=OA 12.29) on Windows. Under specific conditions Operations Agent may run executables from specific writeable locations.Thanks to Manuel Rickli & Philippe Leiser of Oneconsult AG for reporting this vulnerability

Published 2026-03-31 · last modified 2026-07-24.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (0.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 0.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microfocus Operations Agent
Microsoft Windows
Opentext Operations Agent — versions OA 12.22

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-280 — Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges

References

portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000046068 (customer-entitlement, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-2123?: CVE-2026-2123 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microfocus Operations Agent, classified under Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-03-31.
How severe is CVE-2026-2123?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.