CVE-2021-22525

Local sensitive-information disclosure

Published Sep 2, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Information disclosure in OpenText NetIQ Access Manager before 5.0.1 allows local users to read sensitive information stored by the product. The vendor attributes the issue to storage and management of confidential information but does not disclose the affected component or unsafe operation. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access, and the documented consequence is limited to disclosure without integrity or availability impact.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.24%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in OpenText NetIQ Access Manager before 5.0.1 allows local users to read sensitive information stored by the product. The vendor attributes the issue to storage and management of confidential information but does not disclose the affected component or unsafe operation. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access, and the documented consequence is limited to disclosure without integrity or availability impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-22525
Published
Sep 2, 2021
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
OpenText
Product
NetIQ Access Manager
Classifications
CWE-668
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 2, 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=NetIQ Access Manager versions prior to 5.0.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

OpenText · NetIQ Access Managerversion=NetIQ Access Manager versions prior to 5.0.1

Published CVSS scores

2.1NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-668Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

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