CVE-2020-11846

Improper handling of token allows access to restricted resource in Privileged Access Manager

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 21, 2024 at 01:37 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:50 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsNetiq Privileged Access ManagerPrivileged Access Manager

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability found in OpenText Privileged Access Manager that issues a token. on successful issuance of the token, a cookie gets set that allows unrestricted access to all the application resources. This issue affects Privileged Access Manager before 3.7.0.1.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 3.73.7
Affected range stops below 3.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 3.7.0.13.7.0.1 ≤ v < <3.7.0.1
Affected range stops below 3.7.0.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below <, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-269NVD-CWE-noinfo

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