CVE-2022-38659

HCL BigFix Platform is affected by insecure credential storage

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Published Dec 17, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

In specific scenarios, on Windows the operator credentials may be encrypted in a manner that is not completely machine-dependent.

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

BigFix Platform

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`9.5 - 9.5.20, 10 - 10.0.7`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:bigfix_platform::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:bigfix_platform::::::::

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2022-41232	In specific scenarios, on Windows the operator credentials may be encrypted in a manner that is not completely machine-dependent.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.129% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

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

History

Apr 17, 2025 3:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Hcltech Bigfix Platform

Microsoft Windows

Weaknesses

CWE-326

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 17, 2025, 3:08 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: HCL
Published: Dec 17, 2022, 6:44 PM
Updated: Apr 17, 2025, 3:08 PM
Reserved: Aug 22, 2022, 4:31 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 11:02 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 11:02 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:56 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 19, 2022, 11:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:56 AM

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