CVE-2021-22515
mediumpriority · track · 26OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.007 · 52 %ileCAEUUSgrimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.69% (52nd) EPSS
CVSS 4 · medium
Who says so?
3 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) functionality can be bypassed, allowing the use of single factor authentication in NetIQ Advanced Authentication versions prior to 6.3 SP4 Patch 1.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
6.5
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 3.6
v3.14.8mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · security@opentext.com CAexploitability 1.2 · impact 3.6
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weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
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affected products (3)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Micro Focus NetIQ Advanced AuthenticationNetIQ Advanced Authentication → 6.3 SP4 Patch 1enisa_euvdEU
- microfocus netiq advanced authentication< 6.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microfocus:netiq_advanced_authentication:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microfocus netiq advanced authentication= 6.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microfocus:netiq_advanced_authentication:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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also known as (3)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
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sources
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references (4)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22515cnnvd
- https://www.netiq.com/documentation/advanced-authentication-63/advanced-authentication-releasenotes-6341/data/advanced-authentication-releasenotes-6341.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.netiq.com/documentation/advanced-authentication-63/advanced-authentication-releasenotes-6341/data/advanced-authentication-releasenotes-6341.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://www.netiq.com/documentation/advanced-authentication-63/advanced-authentication-releasenotes-6341/data/advanced-authentication-releasenotes-6341.htmlnvd
scry
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