Privilege escalation vulnerability in Operations Agent
Priority LOW 38CWE-280Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A security audit identified a privilege escalation vulnerability in Operations Agent(<=OA 12.29) on Windows. Under specific conditions Operations Agent may run executables from specific writeable locations.Thanks to Manuel Rickli & Philippe Leiser of Oneconsult AG for reporting this vulnerability
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00102 0th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 | Operations Agent | OA 12.22 – OA 12.29 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Operations Agent VendorOpenText Affected OA 12.22 – OA 12.29 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:operations_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.22 – 12.29 | Vulnerable | Micro Focus International |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:operations_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.22 – 12.29 Vulnerable ·Micro Focus International
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-2123
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5mwg-54j5-6ch5
References
More OpenText vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-22711 An issue was discovered in OpenText Content Suite Platform 22.1 (16.2.19.1803). CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-22712 A remote OScript execution issue was discovered in OpenText Content Suite Platform 22.1… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-22710 An issue was discovered in OpenText Content Suite Platform 22.1 (16.2.19.1803). CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-22707 An issue was discovered in OpenText Content Suite Platform 22.1 (16.2.19.1803). CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-22706 An issue was discovered in OpenText Content Suite Platform 22.1 (16.2.19.1803). CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-22709 An issue was discovered in OpenText Content Suite Platform 22.1 (16.2.19.1803). CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-2123 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-2123 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5mwg-54j5-6ch5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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