CVE-2023-26219: TIBCO Operational Intelligence Hawk RedTail Credential Exposure Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-10-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-798

Description

The Hawk Console and Hawk Agent components of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Hawk, TIBCO Hawk Distribution for TIBCO Silver Fabric, TIBCO Operational Intelligence Hawk RedTail, and TIBCO Runtime Agent contain a vulnerability that theoretically allows an attacker with access to the Hawk Console’s and Agent’s log to obtain credentials used to access associated EMS servers. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Hawk: versions 6.2.2 and below, TIBCO Hawk Distribution for TIBCO Silver Fabric: versions 6.2.2 and below, TIBCO Operational Intelligence Hawk RedTail: versions 7.2.1 and below, and TIBCO Runtime Agent: versions 5.12.2 and below.

Affected products

TIBCO Hawk: before 6.2.3 — fixed in 6.2.3
TIBCO Hawk Distribution For Tibco Silver Fabric: before 6.2.3 — fixed in 6.2.3
TIBCO Operational Intelligence Hawk Redtail: before 7.2.2 — fixed in 7.2.2
TIBCO Runtime Agent: before 5.12.3 — fixed in 5.12.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: TIBCO Hawk 6.2.3; TIBCO Hawk Distribution For Tibco Silver Fabric 6.2.3; TIBCO Operational Intelligence Hawk Redtail 7.2.2; TIBCO Runtime Agent 5.12.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

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