Escalation of privileges vulnerability in Micro Focus Operations Agent, affects versions…
Priority MEDIUM 45Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Escalation of privileges vulnerability in Micro Focus Operations Agent, affects versions 12.0x, 12.10, 12.11, 12.12, 12.14 and 12.15. The vulnerability could be exploited to escalate privileges and execute code under the account of the Operations Agent.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01551 75th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Operations Agent | 12.0x, 12.10, 12.11, 12.12, 12.14 and 12.15. | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Operations Agent Vendor— Affected 12.0x, 12.10, 12.11, 12.12, 12.14 and 12.15. Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 12
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:operations_agent:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0 | Vulnerable | Micro Focus International |
| cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:operations_agent:12.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.01 | Vulnerable | Micro Focus International |
| cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:operations_agent:12.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.02 | Vulnerable | Micro Focus International |
| cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:operations_agent:12.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.03 | Vulnerable | Micro Focus International |
| cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:operations_agent:12.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.04 | Vulnerable | Micro Focus International |
| cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:operations_agent:12.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.05 | Vulnerable | Micro Focus International |
| cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:operations_agent:12.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.06 | Vulnerable | Micro Focus International |
| cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:operations_agent:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.10 | Vulnerable | Micro Focus International |
| cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:operations_agent:12.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.11 | Vulnerable | Micro Focus International |
| cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:operations_agent:12.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.12 | Vulnerable | Micro Focus International |
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:operations_agent:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0 Vulnerable ·Micro Focus International
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:operations_agent:12.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.01 Vulnerable ·Micro Focus International
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:operations_agent:12.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.02 Vulnerable ·Micro Focus International
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:operations_agent:12.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.03 Vulnerable ·Micro Focus International
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:operations_agent:12.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Micro Focus International
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:operations_agent:12.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.05 Vulnerable ·Micro Focus International
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:operations_agent:12.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.06 Vulnerable ·Micro Focus International
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:operations_agent:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.10 Vulnerable ·Micro Focus International
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:operations_agent:12.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.11 Vulnerable ·Micro Focus International
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:operations_agent:12.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.12 Vulnerable ·Micro Focus International
Show 2 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:operations_agent:12.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.14 | Vulnerable | Micro Focus International |
| cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:operations_agent:12.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.15 | Vulnerable | Micro Focus International |
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:operations_agent:12.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.14 Vulnerable ·Micro Focus International
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:operations_agent:12.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.15 Vulnerable ·Micro Focus International
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-22505
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f2xv-v8vm-h6ch
References
More Micro Focus International Operations Agent vulnerabilities
- 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-2020-09531 Unauthorized escalation of local privileges vulnerability on Micro Focus Operation Agent… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- 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-2021-22505 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-22505 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f2xv-v8vm-h6ch · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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