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CVE-2020-11846: Improper handling of token allows access to restricted resource in Privileged Access Manager

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-08-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

A vulnerability found in OpenText Privileged Access Manager that issues a token. on successful issuance of the token, a cookie gets set that allows unrestricted access to all the application resources. This issue affects Privileged Access Manager before 3.7.0.1.

Affected products

• OpenText Privileged Access Manager: before 3.7; 3.7 — fixed in 3.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: OpenText Privileged Access Manager 3.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.netiq.com/documentation/privileged-account-manager-37/npam_3701_releasenotes/data/npam_3701_releasenotes.html

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