A logged-in user in NetIQ Access Governance Suite 6.0 through 6.4 could escalate privileges to administrator.
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
A logged-in user in NetIQ Access Governance Suite 6.0 through 6.4 could escalate privileges to administrator.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01241 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Access Governance Suite | Access Governance Suite | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Access Governance Suite Vendor— Affected Access Governance Suite Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:netiq:access_governance_suite:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | NetIQ |
| cpe:2.3:a:netiq:access_governance_suite:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1 | Vulnerable | NetIQ |
| cpe:2.3:a:netiq:access_governance_suite:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 | Vulnerable | NetIQ |
| cpe:2.3:a:netiq:access_governance_suite:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3 | Vulnerable | NetIQ |
| cpe:2.3:a:netiq:access_governance_suite:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.4 | Vulnerable | NetIQ |
- cpe:2.3:a:netiq:access_governance_suite:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·NetIQ
- cpe:2.3:a:netiq:access_governance_suite:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·NetIQ
- cpe:2.3:a:netiq:access_governance_suite:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·NetIQ
- cpe:2.3:a:netiq:access_governance_suite:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·NetIQ
- cpe:2.3:a:netiq:access_governance_suite:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·NetIQ
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-1597
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q284-cph9-v99x
References
Sources
- CVE-2016-1597 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-1597 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q284-cph9-v99x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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