Local privilege escalation via writable executable paths
Published Mar 31, 2026 · Updated Mar 31, 2026
Privilege escalation in OpenText Operations Agent 12.22 through 12.29 on Windows allows local users to execute code with elevated privileges. The libopc_r module's ntproc.c code launches executables from designated writable locations without rejecting paths writable by lower-privileged users. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and specific runtime conditions, and it grants control in the agent's privileged context.
Summary
What happened
Privilege escalation in OpenText Operations Agent 12.22 through 12.29 on Windows allows local users to execute code with elevated privileges. The libopc_r module's ntproc.c code launches executables from designated writable locations without rejecting paths writable by lower-privileged users. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and specific runtime conditions, and it grants control in the agent's privileged context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-2123
- Published
- Mar 31, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 31, 2026
- Vendor
- OpenText
- Product
- Operations Agent
- Classifications
- CWE-280, T1574
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 31, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 31, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=OA 12.22 <=OA 12.29 changes=[{"at":"OA 12.30","status":"unaffected"}]
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