CVE-2024-12799

Name: CVE-2024-12799
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-03-05T15:15:13.127+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 10/10EPSS 0.36%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-12799 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 10/10 on the CVSS scale. Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in OpenText Identity Manager Advanced Edition on Windows, Linux, 64 bit allows Privilege Abuse. This vulnerability could allow an authenticated user to obtain higher privileged user’s sensitive information via crafted payload. This issue affects Identity Manager Advanced Edition: from 4.8.0.0 through 4.8.7.0102, 4.9.0.0.. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in OpenText Identity Manager Advanced Edition on Windows, Linux, 64 bit allows Privilege Abuse. This vulnerability could allow an authenticated user to obtain higher privileged user’s sensitive information via crafted payload. This issue affects Identity Manager Advanced Edition: from 4.8.0.0 through 4.8.7.0102, 4.9.0.0.

Metrics

CVSS 4.0

10/10

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:P/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:H/U:Red

EPSS Probability

0.36%

27.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-522

References

https://portal.microfocus.com/s/article/KM000037455

Timeline

Published: Mar 5, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Deferred

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-12799?

How severe is CVE-2024-12799?

CVE-2024-12799 has a CVSS score of 10/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.36% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-12799?

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Source: NVD / NIST