Critical 9.8Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Feb 8, 2021

CVE-2021-22502Remote Code execution vulnerability in Micro Focus Operation Bridge Reporter (OBR) product, affecting version 10.40.

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 06:25 UTC)

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CISA lists it as known exploited since Nov 3, 2021; federal agencies had to remediate by Nov 17, 2021. Treat that date as your deadline.

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Remote Code execution vulnerability in Micro Focus Operation Bridge Reporter (OBR) product, affecting version 10.40. The vulnerability could be exploited to allow Remote Code Execution on the OBR server.

CVSS: 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-78
Known exploited: Added to CISA KEV Nov 3, 2021; federal remediation due Nov 17, 2021Apply updates per vendor instructions.
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 96.74% (percentile 100)
Assigned by: microfocus
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Oct 21, 2025
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

microfocus operation_bridge_reporter microfocus:operation_bridge_reporter	10.40	NVD

References

https://softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/doc/KM03775947x-refsource-misc, vendor-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-153/x-refsource-misc, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-154/x-refsource-misc, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162408/Micro-Focus-Operations-Bridge-Reporter-Unauthenticated-Command-Injection.htmlx-refsource-misc, exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-22502us-government-resource

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