A potential unauthorized privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in Micro…
Priority MEDIUM 40Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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
A potential unauthorized privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in Micro Focus Data Protector. The vulnerability affects versions 10.10, 10.20, 10.30, 10.40, 10.50, 10.60, 10.70, 10.80, 10.0 and 10.91. A privileged user may potentially misuse this feature and thus allow unintended and unauthorized access of data.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0102 63rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Data Protector | 10.10, 10.20, 10.30, 10.40, 10.50, 10.60, 10.70, 10.80, 10.0 and 10.91 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Data Protector Vendor— Affected 10.10, 10.20, 10.30, 10.40, 10.50, 10.60, 10.70, 10.80, 10.0 and 10.91 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:data_protector:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Micro Focus International |
| cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:data_protector:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.10 | Vulnerable | Micro Focus International |
| cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:data_protector:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.20 | Vulnerable | Micro Focus International |
| cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:data_protector:10.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.30 | Vulnerable | Micro Focus International |
| cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:data_protector:10.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.40 | Vulnerable | Micro Focus International |
| cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:data_protector:10.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.50 | Vulnerable | Micro Focus International |
| cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:data_protector:10.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.60 | Vulnerable | Micro Focus International |
| cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:data_protector:10.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.70 | Vulnerable | Micro Focus International |
| cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:data_protector:10.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.80 | Vulnerable | Micro Focus International |
| cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:data_protector:10.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.91 | Vulnerable | Micro Focus International |
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:data_protector:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Micro Focus International
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:data_protector:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.10 Vulnerable ·Micro Focus International
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:data_protector:10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.20 Vulnerable ·Micro Focus International
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:data_protector:10.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.30 Vulnerable ·Micro Focus International
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:data_protector:10.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.40 Vulnerable ·Micro Focus International
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:data_protector:10.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.50 Vulnerable ·Micro Focus International
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:data_protector:10.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.60 Vulnerable ·Micro Focus International
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:data_protector:10.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.70 Vulnerable ·Micro Focus International
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:data_protector:10.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.80 Vulnerable ·Micro Focus International
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:data_protector:10.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.91 Vulnerable ·Micro Focus International
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-22517
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jr8w-44hp-m299
References
More Micro Focus International Data Protector vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-02598 Remote arbitrary code execution in Micro Focus Data Protector, version 10.03 this… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-08728 Untrusted search path in Data Protector CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-22517 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-22517 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jr8w-44hp-m299 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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