CVE-2022-38661

HCL Workload Automation is affected by a vulnerability in Jlog component of the Master Domain Manager

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Published Nov 4, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

HCL Workload Automation could allow a local user to overwrite key system files which would cause the system to crash.

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 Workload Automation

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`< 9.4.0.7, < 9.5.0.5`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:hcltechsw:hcl_workload_automation::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltechsw:hcl_workload_automation::::::::

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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-2022-41234	HCL Workload Automation could allow a local user to overwrite key system files which would cause the system to crash.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

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% (0.190% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0100939

History

May 2, 2025 7:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

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

Subscriptions

Hcltechsw Hcl Workload Automation

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 2, 2025, 6:34 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: HCL
Published: Nov 4, 2022, 8:47 PM
Updated: May 2, 2025, 6:34 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 12, 2022, 1:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:56 AM

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