Vulnerability · Published Mar 31, 2026 · Assigned by OpenText
CVE-2026-2123Privilege escalation vulnerability in Operations Agent
High 8.6
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Operations Agent from OpenText. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 1% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)8.6High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 99.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A security audit identified a privilege escalation vulnerability in Operations Agent(<=OA 12.29) on Windows. Under specific conditions Operations Agent may run executables from specific writeable locations.Thanks to Manuel Rickli & Philippe Leiser of Oneconsult AG for reporting this vulnerability
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| OpenText | Operations Agent | OA 12.22 – through OA 12.29 |
Weakness: CWE-280 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
References
- https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000046068 customer-entitlement