CVE-2024-1470
Elevation of Privilege attack on NetIQ Client login extension
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in NetIQ (OpenText) Client Login Extension on Windows allows Privilege Escalation, Code Injection.This issue
only
affects NetIQ Client Login Extension: 4.6.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Elevation of Privilege attack on NetIQ Client login extension
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in NetIQ (OpenText) Client Login Extension on Windows allows Privilege Escalation, Code Injection.This issue
only
affects NetIQ Client Login Extension: 4.6.
- Record
CVE-2024-1470- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-17220
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in NetIQ (OpenText) Client Login Extension on Windows allows Privilege Escalation, Code Injection.This issue
only
affects NetIQ Client Login Extension: 4.6.
- Record
EUVD-2024-17220- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g66m-2gg5-929w
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in NetIQ (OpenText) Client Login...
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in NetIQ (OpenText) Client Login Extension on Windows allows Privilege Escalation, Code Injection.This issue
only
affects NetIQ Client Login Extension: 4.6.
- Record
GHSA-g66m-2gg5-929w- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in NetIQ (OpenText) Client Login Extension on Windows allows Privilege Escalation, Code Injection.This issue
only
affects NetIQ Client Login Extension: 4.6.
- Record
CVE-2024-1470- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N - 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-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-1470 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Netiq Client Login Extension, published February 20, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.19%, the 8th percentile. No source names a fixed version.