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CVE-2019-11660

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-11660 is a privilege manipulation vulnerability in Micro Focus Data Protector versions 10.00 through 10.40, allowing a low-privileged user to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and the potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on the CISA KEV catalog, a Metasploit module and ExploitDB entry exist, indicating readily available exploit code, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 10.00, <= 10.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:data_protector:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 10.10, <= 10.40CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:data_protector:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.85%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Micro Focus (HPE) Data Protector SUID Privilege Escalation · Sep 13, 2019
ExploitDB: EDB-47580 · Nov 4, 2019
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0785 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 16,994 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/155076/Micro-Focus-HPE-Data-Protector-SUID-Privilege-Escalation.html
softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com / doc/KM03525630