CVE-2026-2123 Privilege escalation vulnerability in Operations Agent
Attackers can escalate privileges by exploiting writeable locations where the Operations Agent executes binaries on Windows systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-2123?
CVE-2026-2123 is a high-severity vulnerability in OpenText Operations Agent, published on 31 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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
Weakness: CWE-280
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-2123?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microfocus Operations Agent.
How do I fix CVE-2026-2123?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-2123 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-2123 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-2123 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in OpenText Operations Agent
- CVE-2021-22505 Privilege escalation in Operations Agent
- CVE-2024-0622 Local privilege escalation vulnerability could affect OpenText Operations Agent on Non-Windows platforms.
- CVE-2020-11861 Privilege escalation in Operations Agent
- CVE-2019-17085 XML external entity in Operations Agent
- CVE-2021-38129 Information disclosure in Micro Focus Operations Agent.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5mwg-54j5-6ch5.