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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-2123 · published 31 March 2026

CVE-2026-2123: Microfocus operations agent vulnerability

Microfocus · Operations Agent

A security audit identified a privilege escalation vulnerability in Operations Agent(<=OA 12.29) on Windows. Under specific conditions Operations Agent may run executables from specific writeable locations.Thanks to Manuel Rickli & Philippe Leiser of Oneconsult AG for reporting this vulnerability

8.6 CVSS 4.0 High EPSS 0.10% · top 99.2% CWE-280 · CWE-280
8.6CVSS 4.0 base score
0.10%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References
24 Jul 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A security audit identified a privilege escalation vulnerability in Operations Agent(<=OA 12.29) on Windows. Under specific conditions Operations Agent may run executables from specific writeable locations.Thanks to Manuel Rickli & Philippe Leiser of Oneconsult AG for reporting this vulnerability

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000046068 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-2123), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.