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high 8.2

CVE-2021-22530 json

Improper account management vulnerability in NetIQ Advance Authentication

published 2y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-9672

cvss
8.2
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 13%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability identified in NetIQ Advance Authentication that doesn't enforce account lockout when brute force attack is performed on API based login. This issue may lead to user account compromise if successful or may impact server performance. This issue impacts all NetIQ Advance Authentication before 6.3.5.1

Patch / fix

  • microfocus netiq_advanced_authentication 6.3

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2y ago

Exploit prediction

0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
NVD 3.1 9.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L

Affected products

  • OpenText NetIQ Advance Authentication

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-667 Improper Locking
  • CWE-307 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

Sources

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