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CVE-2021-22524: Denial of service vulnerability in NetIQ Access Manager versions prior to version 4.5.4 and 5.0.1

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-09-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-91

Description

Injection attack caused the denial of service vulnerability in NetIQ Access Manager prior to 5.0.1 and 4.5.4

Affected products

• Micro Focus NetIQ Access Manager: from 4.5.0 before 4.5.4; from 5.0 before 5.0.1 — fixed in 4.5.4, 5.0.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Micro Focus NetIQ Access Manager 4.5.4, 5.0.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.microfocus.com/kb/doc.php?id=7025256
• https://www.microfocus.com/documentation/access-manager/5.0/accessmanager501-release-notes/accessmanager501-release-notes.html
• https://support.microfocus.com/kb/doc.php?id=7025256
• https://www.microfocus.com/documentation/access-manager/5.0/accessmanager501-release-notes/accessmanager501-release-notes.html

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