Unauthorized escalation of local privileges vulnerability on Micro Focus Operation Agent…
Priority LOW 34Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Unauthorized escalation of local privileges vulnerability on Micro Focus Operation Agent, affecting all versions prior to versions 12.11. The vulnerability could be exploited to escalate the local privileges and gain root access on the system.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00346 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Operations Agent: 12.11
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Operations Agent | before 12.11 | 12.11 | Patch available | CNA |
- Operations Agent Vendor— Affected before 12.11 Fixed in 12.11 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:operations_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 12.11 | Vulnerable | Micro Focus International |
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:operations_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 12.11 Vulnerable ·Micro Focus International
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Operations Agent Fixed in 12.11
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-11861
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7cxh-q528-m72h
References
More Micro Focus International Operations Agent vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-05474 Escalation of privileges vulnerability in Micro Focus Operations Agent, affects versions… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-00577 Local privilege escalation vulnerability could affect OpenText Operations Agent on Non-Windows platforms. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-01775 Privilege escalation vulnerability in Operations Agent CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2019-12746 XML external entity injection in Micro Focus International Operations Agent CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2021-15811 Escalation of privileges vulnerability in Micro Focus in Micro Focus Operations Agent… CVSS 3.1LOW 3.3
- TI-2024-05143 A stored XSS vulnerability has been discovered on OpenText™ Operations Agent (OA). CVSS 4.0LOW 1.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-11861 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-11861 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7cxh-q528-m72h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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