CVE-2021-22517

HIGH 8.8CVE-2021-22517 · Published 05/08/2021 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2021-22517 is a HIGH (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability affecting data protector (microfocus).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.0%, higher than 63.4% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
data protector microfocus	`= 10.0= 10.10= 10.20= 10.30= 10.40= 10.50= 10.60= 10.70= 10.80= 10.91`	No fix yet

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.

References

portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000001460

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