CVE-2022-27560

An insufficiently protected credential vulnerability affects HCL VersionVault Express

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Published Aug 30, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

HCL VersionVault Express exposes administrator credentials.

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
`2.0.1, 2.1.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:versionvault_express:2.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:versionvault_express:2.1.0:::::::*

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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-2022-32061	HCL VersionVault Express exposes administrator credentials.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.468% 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=KB0100150

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Hcltech Versionvault Express

Weaknesses

CWE-522

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:27 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: HCL
Published: Aug 30, 2022, 9:25 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:27 PM
Reserved: Mar 21, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:37 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 30, 2022, 10:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:37 AM

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