Insecure renegotiation in SSL protocol caused Denial of service attack in Privileged Account Manager
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-770Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in OpenText NetIQ Privileged Account Manager on Linux, Windows, 64 bit allows Flooding.This issue affects NetIQ Privileged Account Manager: before 3.7.0.2.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.007 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed NetIQ Privileged Account Manager (OpenText): <
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenText | NetIQ Privileged Account Manager | 3.7.0.2 to before < | < | Patch available | CNA |
- NetIQ Privileged Account Manager VendorOpenText Affected 3.7.0.2 to before < Fixed in < Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:opentext:netiq_privileged_account_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 3.7.0.2 | Vulnerable | OpenText |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:opentext:netiq_privileged_account_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.7.0.2 Vulnerable ·OpenText
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
- Fix · CNA NetIQ Privileged Account Manager (OpenText) Fixed in <
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-11862
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-62w7-cw4j-pjqv
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-11862 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-11862 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-62w7-cw4j-pjqv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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