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CVE-2021-22509: Handling of sensitive data in process memory in NetIQ Advance Authentication

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-08-28 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-312

Description

A vulnerability identified in storing and reusing information in Advance Authentication. This issue can lead to leakage of sensitive data to unauthorized user. The issue affects NetIQ Advance Authentication before 6.3.5.1

Affected products

• OpenText NetIQ Advance Authentication: before 6.3; 6.3, 6.3-sp1, 6.3-sp2, 6.3-sp3, 6.3-sp4, 6.3-sp4_patch1 (+1) — fixed in 6.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: OpenText NetIQ Advance Authentication 6.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.netiq.com/documentation/advanced-authentication-63/advanced-authentication-releasenotes-6351/data/advanced-authentication-releasenotes-6351.html

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