CVE-2020-11861 Privilege escalation in Operations Agent
An attacker can exploit a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Micro Focus Operations Agent to gain root access on the system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-11861?
CVE-2020-11861 is a high-severity vulnerability in Operations Agent, published on 18 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unauthorized escalation of local privileges vulnerability on Micro Focus Operation Agent, affecting all versions prior to versions 12.11. The vulnerability could be exploited to escalate the local privileges and gain root access on the system.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11861?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microfocus Operations Agent.
How do I fix CVE-2020-11861?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11861 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-11861 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11861 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-7cxh-q528-m72h.