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01 Record

CVE-2022-42451

HCL BigFix Patch Management is vulnerable to insecurely stored credentials

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: HCL
CNA base score4.6 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

02 Description

HCL BigFix Patch Management is vulnerable to insecurely stored credentials

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
0.15% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 5.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
4.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2023-10-11 05:01Z3 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-10-29 13:41Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2022-10-06
Assigning CNA
HCL
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 4.6)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses
  • CWE-522Insufficiently Protected CredentialsClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
f8ab7a3ddfdd3b77949fcf7015fbe78101b85a9e42e8c24d89cc793c145ea58c

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
HCL SoftwareBigFix Patch Managementsite version 1054 and below—

06 References