High severity · published Sep 13, 2019
CVE-2019-11660
Privileges manipulation in Micro Focus Data Protector, versions 10.00, 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.10, 10.20, 10.30, 10.40
7.8
CVSS
7.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Privileges manipulation in Micro Focus Data Protector, versions 10.00, 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.10, 10.20, 10.30, 10.40. This vulnerability could be exploited by a low-privileged user to execute a custom binary with higher privileges.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)7.8% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DP
Data Protector · Microfocus
10.00 through 10.04; 10.10 through 10.40 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11660
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11660
packetstormsecurity.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155076/Micro-Focus-HPE-Data-Protector-SUID-Privilege-Escalation.html
softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com
https://softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/doc/KM03525630
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