CVE-2020-11853
Arbitrary code execution vulnerability on multiple Micro Focus products
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
Arbitrary code execution vulnerability affecting multiple Micro Focus products. 1.) Operation Bridge Manager affecting version: 2020.05, 2019.11, 2019.05, 2018.11, 2018.05, versions 10.6x and 10.1x and older versions. 2.) Application Performance Management affecting versions : 9.51, 9.50 and 9.40 with uCMDB 10.33 CUP 3 3.) Data Center Automation affected version 2019.11 4.) Operations Bridge (containerized) affecting versions: 2019.11, 2019.08, 2019.05, 2018.11, 2018.08, 2018.05, 2018.02, 2017.11 5.) Universal CMDB affecting version: 2020.05, 2019.11, 2019.05, 2019.02, 2018.11, 2018.08, 2018.05, 11, 10.33, 10.32, 10.31, 10.30 6.) Hybrid Cloud Management affecting version 2020.05 7.) Service Management Automation affecting version 2020.5 and 2020.02. The vulnerability could allow to execute arbitrary code.
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Key data
CVSS 3.1 High 8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector: Network
The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity: Low
No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required: Low
A basic user account is needed.
User interaction: None
No action from any user is needed.
Scope: Unchanged
The impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact: High
Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact: High
Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact: High
Serious or total effect on availability.
| Metric | Value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Attack vector | Network | The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet. |
| Attack complexity | Low | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will. |
| Privileges required | Low | A basic user account is needed. |
| User interaction | None | No action from any user is needed. |
| Scope | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component. |
| Confidentiality impact | High | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data. |
| Integrity impact | High | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data. |
| Availability impact | High | Serious or total effect on availability. |
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EPSS
- Score
- 0.76990 (77.0% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.6%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
Affected products
Micro Focus Operation Bridge Manager
- affected: 2020.5
- affected: 2019.11
- affected: 2019.05
- affected: 2018.11
- affected: 2018.05
- affected: unspecified up to 10.63
Micro Focus Application Performance Management
- affected: 9.51
- affected: 9.50
- affected: 9.40
Micro Focus Data Center Automation
- affected: 2019.11
Micro Focus Operations Bridge (containerized)
- affected: 2019.11
- affected: 2019.08
- affected: 2019.05
- affected: 2018.11
- affected: 2018.08
- affected: 2018.05
- affected: 2018.02
- affected: 2017.11
Micro Focus Universal CMDB
- affected: 2020.05
- affected: 2019.11
- affected: 2019.05
- affected: 2019.02
- affected: 2018.11
- affected: 2018.08
- affected: 2018.05
- affected: 11.0
- affected: 10.33
- affected: 10.32
- affected: 10.31
- affected: 10.30
Micro Focus Hybrid Cloud Management
- affected: 2018.05 up to 2020.05
Micro Focus Service Management Automation
- affected: 2020.05
- affected: 2020.02
References
- softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/doc/KM03747658
- softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/doc/KM03747657
- softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/doc/KM03747854
- softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/doc/KM03749879
- softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/doc/KM03747949
- softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/doc/KM03747948
- softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/doc/KM03747950
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/161182/Micro-Focus-UCMDB-Remo…
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/161366/Micro-Focus-Operations…
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