Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-11878

High

Published: 24 June 2026

Published
24 June 2026
Modified
29 June 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v4 8.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/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:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.0013 3.0th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-11878 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Microfocus Access Manager. Its CVSS base score is 8.2 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 3.0th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in OpenText Access Manager allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). This issue affects Access Manager: from 5.1 through 5.1.2.

CWE(s)
CWE-79

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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Why these techniques?

XSS in public-facing Access Manager web app directly enables exploitation of the application via injected scripts.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

Affected Assets

microfocus
access manager
5.1 · 5.0 — 5.1

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-79

Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-79

Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.

SI-15 Information Output Filtering
addresses: CWE-79

Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.

References