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GHSA-CWPC-GQ4P-XXWH

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-02 00:31 – Updated: 2026-04-16 18:31

Details

HCL BigFix Platform is affected by insecure permissions on private cryptographic keys. The private cryptographic keys located on a Windows host machine might be subject to overly permissive file system permissions.

Severity ?

8.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2026-21765 (GCVE-0-2026-21765)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-01 23:36 – Updated: 2026-04-02 18:21

Title

HCL BigFix Platform is affected by insecure permissions on private cryptographic keys

Summary

Severity ?

8.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
CWE-276 - Incorrect default permissions

Assigner

HCL

References

URL

Tags

https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_articl…

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	HCLSoftware	BigFix Platform	Affected: 11.0.0 - 11.0.5

Date Public ?

2026-04-01 23:35

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-CWPC-GQ4P-XXWH

CVE-2026-21765 (GCVE-0-2026-21765)

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