CVE-2021-27779

A Security Misconfiguration vulnerability affects HCL VersionVault Express

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Published May 25, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 9.1 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

VersionVault Express exposes sensitive information that an attacker can use to impersonate the server or eavesdrop on communications with the server.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

HCL Software

HCL VersionVault Express

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.0.x`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:versionvault_express:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-14520	VersionVault Express exposes sensitive information that an attacker can use to impersonate the server or eavesdrop on communications with the server.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.602% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0098165

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Hcltech Versionvault Express

Weaknesses

CWE-311

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 12:11 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: HCL
Published: May 25, 2022, 3:20 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 12:11 AM
Reserved: Feb 26, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:45 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 25, 2022, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:45 AM

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