CVEs / CVE-2021-22506
CVE-2021-22506: Micro Focus Access Manager Information Leakage Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 3 Nov 2021
- high 7.5 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 25.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Micro Focus Access Manager contains an information leakage vulnerability resulting from a SAML service provider redirection issue when the Assertion Consumer Service URL is used.
Description
Advance configuration exposing Information Leakage vulnerability in Micro Focus Access Manager product, affects all versions prior to version 5.0. The vulnerability could cause information leakage.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a Access Manager. | All version prior version 5.0. | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 3 Nov 2021 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 17 Nov 2021 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.5 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NScored by NVD |
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References
- CVE-2021-22506 on NVD
- CVE-2021-22506 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://www.microfocus.com/documentation/access-manager/5.0/accessmanager50-release-notes/accessmanager50-release-notes.html Release Notes
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-22506 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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