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CVE-2021-38129:
Micro Focus Operations Agent vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Escalation of privileges vulnerability identified as CVE-2021-38129 affects Micro Focus Operations Agent versions 12.x up to and including 12.21. The vulnerability was disclosed and published on January 25, 2022 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 3.3 (LOW) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N. This indicates local access is required, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction needed, and the scope is unchanged with low confidentiality impact (NVD).
Impact
If exploited, the vulnerability allows a non-privileged local user to access system monitoring data collected by Operations Agent (CVE).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade to a version newer than Operations Agent 12.21. Specific patch information is available through Micro Focus's advisory (Micro Focus Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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