CVE-2019-11660
Privileges manipulation in Micro Focus Data Protector, versions 10.00, 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04...
Privileges manipulation in Micro Focus Data Protector, versions 10.00, 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.10, 10.20, 10.30, 10.40. This vulnerability could be exploited by a low-privileged user to execute a custom binary with higher privileges.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Privileges manipulation in Micro Focus Data Protector, versions 10.00, 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.10, 10.20, 10.30, 10.40. This vulnerability could be exploited by a low-privileged user to execute a custom binary with higher privileges.
- Record
CVE-2019-11660- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-426
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Privileges manipulation in Micro Focus Data Protector, versions 10.00, 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.10, 10.20, 10.30, 10.40. This vulnerability could be exploited by a low-privileged user to execute a custom binary with higher privileges.
- Record
CVE-2019-11660- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-3330 No score
Privileges manipulation in Micro Focus Data Protector, versions 10.00, 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.10, 10.20, 10.30, 10.40. This vulnerability could be exploited by a low-privileged user to execute a custom binary with higher privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2019-3330- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-265x-fx7c-234x
Privileges manipulation in Micro Focus Data Protector, versions 10.00, 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04...
Privileges manipulation in Micro Focus Data Protector, versions 10.00, 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.10, 10.20, 10.30, 10.40. This vulnerability could be exploited by a low-privileged user to execute a custom binary with higher privileges.
- Record
GHSA-265x-fx7c-234x- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-426
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Micro Focus (HPE) Data Protector - SUID Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) | 2019-11-04 |
| Metasploit | Micro Focus (HPE) Data Protector SUID Privilege Escalation | 2019-09-13 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-11660 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Data Protector, published September 13, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.85%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.