CVE-2024-4556

Directory traversal vulnerability in NetIQ Access Manager

HIGH

7.5

CVSS Score

Published: August 28, 2024 at 06:27 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:02 AM UTC

2 products affected across 2 vendorsNetIQ Access ManagerAccess Manager

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Severity

HIGH7.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.4%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in OpenText NetIQ Access Manager allows access the sensitive information. This issue affects NetIQ Access Manager before 5.0.4 and before 5.1.

Affected

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

NetIQ Access Manager · Microfocus

95%

v < 5.0.45.0.4.1 ≤ v < < =5.1 ≤ v < <5.0.4.1 5.1

Affected range stops below 5.0.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below < =, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Access Manager · Netiq

60%

v < 5.0.4.1v < 5.1

Affected range stops below 5.0.4.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 5.1, 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.

References (2)

Release Notes

Source: [email protected]

https://www.microfocus.com/documentation/access-manager/5.0/accessmanager504-p1-release-notes/accessmanager504-p1-release-notes.html

Release Notes

Source: [email protected]

https://www.microfocus.com/documentation/access-manager/5.1/accessmanager51-release-notes/accessmanager51-release-notes.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

7.5HIGH[email protected]

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

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED

CWE

CWE-22

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