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CVE-2020-11854: Arbitrary code execution vlnerability in Operation bridge Manager, Application Performance Management and Operations Bridge (containerized) products.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.1—Weaponized No fix recorded

Noroxi assessment

Priority: This week (action score 61/100)

  • A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit, Nuclei); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 74.4% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.5% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.

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Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Arbitrary code execution vlnerability in Operation bridge Manager, Application Performance Management and Operations Bridge (containerized) vulnerability in Micro Focus products products Operation Bridge Manager, Operation Bridge (containerized) and Application Performance Management. The vulneravility affects: 1.) Operation Bridge Manager versions 2020.05, 2019.11, 2019.05, 2018.11, 2018.05, 10.63,10.62, 10.61, 10.60, 10.12, 10.11, 10.10 and all earlier versions. 2.) Operations Bridge (containerized) 2020.05, 2019.08, 2019.05, 2018.11, 2018.08, 2018.05. 2018.02 and 2017.11. 3.) Application Performance Management versions 9,51, 9.50 and 9.40 with uCMDB 10.33 CUP 3. The vulnerability could allow Arbitrary code execution.

Published
Oct 27, 2020
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
74.4% · 99th percentile

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Action score

61

This week

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window.

CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
22 / 30 · 74.4%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
9.8
CNA · microfocus
9.8
agree

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
microfocusapplication performance management
microfocusoperations bridge
microfocusoperations bridge manager
microfocusuniversal cmdb

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (microfocus). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Micro Focus Application Performance Management

    • 9.51, 9.50, 9.40affected

  • Micro Focus Operation Bridge (containerized)

    • 2020.05, 2019.08, 2019.05, 2018.11, 2018.08, 2018.05, 2018.02, 2017.11affected

  • Micro Focus Operation Bridge Manager

    • 2020.05, 2019.11, 2019.05, 2018.11, 2018.05, 10.63, 10.62, 10.61, 10.60, 10.12, 10.11affected
    • unspecified and later · up to and including 10.10affected
Affected versions · NVD (20)

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • microfocus application performance management9.40
  • microfocus application performance management9.50
  • microfocus application performance management9.51
  • microfocus operations bridge2017.11
  • microfocus operations bridge2018.02
  • microfocus operations bridge2018.05
  • microfocus operations bridge2018.08
  • microfocus operations bridge2018.11
  • microfocus operations bridge2019.05
  • microfocus operations bridge2019.08
  • microfocus operations bridge2020.05
  • microfocus operations bridge managerup to 10.10 inclusive
  • microfocus operations bridge manager10.11
  • microfocus operations bridge manager10.12
  • microfocus operations bridge manager10.60
  • microfocus operations bridge manager10.61
  • microfocus operations bridge manager10.62
  • microfocus operations bridge manager10.63
  • microfocus operations bridge manager2018.05
  • microfocus operations bridge manager2018.11

Same product

microfocus: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2021-22514An arbitrary code execution vulnerability exists in Micro Focus Application Performance Management, affecting versions 9.40, 9.50 and 9.51.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2021-22500Cross Site Request Forgery vulnerability in Micro Focus Application Performance Management product, affecting versions 9.40, 9.50 and 9.51.
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2021-22499Persistent Cross-Site scripting vulnerability in Micro Focus Application Performance Management product, affecting versions 9.40, 9.50 and…
    19Monitor

Remediation

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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

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Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1
  • Nuclei detection template ×3

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Metasploit moduleexploit/multi/http/microfocus_ucmdb_unauth_deserMicro Focus UCMDB Java Deserialization Unauthenticated Remote Code Executionexploit2020-10-28
Nuclei detection templateNuclei template CVE-2020-11854 —
Nuclei detection templateNuclei template ucmdb-default-login —
Nuclei detection templateNuclei template micro-focus-workflow —

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Published
  2. Metasploitsame day
  3. TodayNov 14, 2026+2209 d

Credits

All researchers

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  • Pedro RibeiroAgile Information Security working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative for discovering and reporting the vulnerability

Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-798 · Use of Hard-coded Credentials

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Root cause

For convenience in support or manufacturing, an account that is identical on every device is embedded in the software. Credentials learned from one device work on all of them.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-798 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
const SUPPORT_USER = "support";const SUPPORT_PASS = "hardcoded-password";

Fixed

ts
const creds = await provisioning.deviceCredentials(deviceId);if (creds.mustRotate) await forcePasswordChange(deviceId);

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

References

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