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CVE-2022-42451: HCL BigFix Patch Management is vulnerable to insecurely stored credentials

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-10-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-522

Description

Certain credentials within the BigFix Patch Management Download Plug-ins are stored insecurely and could be exposed to a local privileged user.

Affected products

• HCL Software BigFix Patch Management: before 1055 — fixed in 1055

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: HCL Software BigFix Patch Management 1055. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0108007
• https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0108007

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