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CVE-2021-22517

HIGH

8.8

CVSS Score

Published: August 5, 2021 at 08:41 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:37 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorData Protector

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Severity

HIGH8.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 1%

Description

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.

Affected

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

Data Protector · Microfocus

95%

10.0 10.10 10.10, 10.20, 10.30, 10.40, 10.50, 10.60, 10.70, 10.80, 10.0 and 10.91 10.20 10.30 10.40 10.50 10.60 10.70 10.80 10.91

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.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISC

Source: [email protected]

https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000001460

CVSS

8.8HIGH[email protected]

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

Vector?

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StatusMODIFIED

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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