CVE-2026-2123

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 v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:operations_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

03 Apr 2026, 18:46

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.8
References	~~() https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000046068 -~~	() https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000046068 - Vendor Advisory
First Time		Microfocus Microsoft windows Microsoft Microfocus operations Agent
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:operations_agent::::::::

31 Mar 2026, 18:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-03-31 18:16

Updated : 2026-04-03 18:46

NVD link : CVE-2026-2123

Mitre link : CVE-2026-2123

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-2123

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

windows

microfocus

operations_agent

CWE

CWE-280

Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges

{"id": "CVE-2026-2123", "cveTags": [], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "cvssData": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 7.8, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"}, "impactScore": 5.9, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8}], "cvssMetricV40": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "security@opentext.com", "cvssData": {"Safety": "NOT_DEFINED", "version": "4.0", "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED", "baseScore": 8.6, "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED", "vectorString": "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:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X", "exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED", "providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED", "userInteraction": "PASSIVE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackRequirements": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "subIntegrityImpact": "HIGH", "vulnIntegrityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED", "subAvailabilityImpact": "HIGH", "vulnAvailabilityImpact": "HIGH", "availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedAttackComplexity": "NOT_DEFINED", "subConfidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "vulnConfidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "confidentialityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedVulnIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedVulnConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED"}}]}, "published": "2026-03-31T18:16:46.293", "references": [{"url": "https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000046068", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "source": "security@opentext.com"}], "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "security@opentext.com", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-280"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "A security audit identified a privilege escalation\nvulnerability in Operations Agent(<=OA 12.29) on Windows. Under specific conditions\nOperations Agent may run executables from specific writeable locations.Thanks to Manuel Rickli & Philippe Leiser of\nOneconsult AG for reporting this vulnerability"}], "lastModified": "2026-04-03T18:46:01.670", "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:operations_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "F6956571-9969-4994-8581-EF3E6EB77048", "versionEndIncluding": "12.29", "versionStartIncluding": "12.22"}], "operator": "OR"}, {"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": false, "matchCriteriaId": "A2572D17-1DE6-457B-99CC-64AFD54487EA"}], "operator": "OR"}], "operator": "AND"}], "sourceIdentifier": "security@opentext.com"}