# CVE-2021-22506: Micro Focus Access Manager Information Leakage

> Attackers can exploit advanced configuration settings to leak sensitive information from Micro Focus Access Manager installations.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Yes, since 3 Nov 2021 (CISA KEV)
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Mar 2021
- **Updated:** 21 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c5q3-mm7r-f42w

## What is CVE-2021-22506?

CVE-2021-22506 is a high-severity vulnerability in Access Manager., published on 26 Mar 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Advance configuration exposing Information Leakage vulnerability in Micro Focus Access Manager product, affects all versions prior to version 5.0. The vulnerability could cause information leakage.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-22506?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microfocus Access Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-22506?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-22506 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 17 Nov 2021.

## Is CVE-2021-22506 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2021-22506 in the wild since at least 3 Nov 2021.

## Other vulnerabilities in Access Manager.

- [CVE-2026-11878](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-11878/): Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in OpenText Access Manager (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2021-22528](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22528/): Information leakage vulnerability in NetIQ Access Manager versions prior to version 4.5.4 and 5.0.1 (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2021-22496](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22496/): Auth bypass in Access Manager (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2014-5217](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5217/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2026-11877](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-11877/): Missing Authorization Vulnerability in OpenText Access Manager (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-22506 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-22506 is a high-severity vulnerability in Access Manager., published on 26 Mar 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2021-22506 in the wild since at least 3 Nov 2021.

Affected product: Access Manager.. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22506/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22506/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22506
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22506
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-22506

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22506/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.