CVE-2021-22505Network attack vector

Unauthenticated code execution as agent account

Published Apr 13, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Privilege escalation in OpenText Operations Agent 12.0x, 12.10, 12.11, 12.12, 12.14, and 12.15 allows remote attackers to execute code. OpenText has not published the affected component or the operation it performs incorrectly on untrusted input. No authentication or user interaction is required, and successful exploitation runs code with the Operations Agent account's privileges.

CVSS severity10.0
Critical
EPSS probability1.50%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in OpenText Operations Agent 12.0x, 12.10, 12.11, 12.12, 12.14, and 12.15 allows remote attackers to execute code. OpenText has not published the affected component or the operation it performs incorrectly on untrusted input. No authentication or user interaction is required, and successful exploitation runs code with the Operations Agent account's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-22505
Published
Apr 13, 2021
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
OpenText
Product
Operations Agent
Classifications
T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 13, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=12.0x, 12.10, 12.11, 12.12, 12.14 and 12.15.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

OpenText · Operations Agentversion=12.0x, 12.10, 12.11, 12.12, 12.14 and 12.15.

Published CVSS scores

7.5NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
10.0Micro FocusCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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