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CVE-2021-38116 (GCVE-0-2021-38116)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-11-22 15:34 – Updated: 2024-11-25 18:09
VLAI
Title
Possible Command injection Vulnerability in OpenText iManager
Summary
Possible Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability in iManager has been discovered in OpenText™ iManager. This impacts all versions before 3.2.5
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-11-25 18:07 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-77 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
OpenText iManager Affected: 3.0.0 , ≤ 3.2.4.0000 (rpm, exe)
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opentext imanager Affected: 3.0.0 , ≤ 3.2.1.0000 (rpm)
    cpe:2.3:a:opentext:imanager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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