CVE-2026-2123 (GCVE-0-2026-2123)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-31 17:18 – Updated: 2026-03-31 18:00 X_Oa_Privilege_Escalation
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Title
Privilege escalation vulnerability in Operations Agent
Summary
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
Severity ?
8.6 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
CWE
  • CWE-280 - Improper handling of insufficient permissions or privileges
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
OpenText Operations Agent Affected: OA 12.22 , ≤ OA 12.29 (custom)
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