Arcsight Enterprise Security Manager
CVE-2021-38124
CRITICAL
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Command injection prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could inject arbitrary commands into system command execution by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Micro Focus ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) product, affecting versions 7.0.2 through 7.5. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use parameterized APIs, avoid shell execution, validate input with strict allowlists.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Command Injection (CWE-77), which allows attackers to inject arbitrary commands into system command execution. Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Micro Focus ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) product, affecting versions 7.0.2 through 7.5. The vulnerability could be exploited resulting in remote code execution. Affected products include: Microfocus Arcsight Enterprise Security Manager. Version information: through 7.5..
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Micro Focus ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) product, affecting versions 7.0.2 through 7.5. The vulnerability could be exploited resulting in remote code execution.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.
Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in HP ArcSight Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) before 6.8c have unknown impact an
An SQL Injection vulnerability in HP ArcSight ESM and HP ArcSight ESM Express, in any 6.x version prior to 6.9.1c Patch
An improper access control vulnerability in ArcSight ESM and ArcSight ESM Express, any 6.x version prior to 6.9.1c Patch
HPE ArcSight ESM 5.x before 5.6, 6.0, 6.5.x before 6.5C SP1 Patch 2, and 6.8c before P1, and ArcSight ESM Express before
HPE ArcSight ESM 5.x before 5.6, 6.0, 6.5.x before 6.5C SP1 Patch 2, and 6.8c before P1, and ArcSight ESM Express before
HP ArcSight Logger 6.0.0.7307.1, ArcSight Command Center 6.8.0.1896.0, and ArcSight Connector Appliance 6.4.0.6881.3 use
An insufficient access control vulnerability in ArcSight ESM and ArcSight ESM Express, any 6.x version prior to 6.9.1c P
An improper access control vulnerability in ArcSight ESM and ArcSight ESM Express, any 6.x version prior to 6.9.1c Patch
A Reflected and Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in HP ArcSight ESM and HP ArcSight ESM Express, in any 6
A reflected Cross-Site Scripting(XSS) vulnerability in ArcSight ESM and ArcSight ESM Express, any 6.x version prior to 6
A URL redirection to untrusted site vulnerability in HP ArcSight ESM and HP ArcSight ESM Express, in any 6.x version pri
An information leakage vulnerability in ArcSight ESM and ArcSight ESM Express, any 6.x version prior to 6.9.1c Patch 4 o
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