CVE-2022-42453: HCL BigFix Platform is affected by insufficient warnings

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-12-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

There are insufficient warnings when a Fixlet is imported by a user. The warning message currently assumes the owner of the script is the logged in user, with insufficient warnings when attempting to run the script.

Affected products

HCL Software BigFix Platform: from 9.5.0 before 9.5.21; from 10.0.0 before 10.0.8 — fixed in 10.0.8, 9.5.21

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: HCL Software BigFix Platform 10.0.8, 9.5.21. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0102049
https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0102049

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