CVE-2021-22517 (GCVE-0-2021-22517)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-05 20:41 – Updated: 2024-08-03 18:44
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A potential unauthorized privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in Micro Focus Data Protector. The vulnerability affects versions 10.10, 10.20, 10.30, 10.40, 10.50, 10.60, 10.70, 10.80, 10.0 and 10.91. A privileged user may potentially misuse this feature and thus allow unintended and unauthorized access of data.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CWE
- Privileged escalation vulnerability.
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000001460 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Data Protector |
Affected:
10.10, 10.20, 10.30, 10.40, 10.50, 10.60, 10.70, 10.80, 10.0 and 10.91
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