CVE-2022-38658
HCL BigFix Server Automation (SA) is affected by a security vulnerability around Notification Service
BigFix deployments that have installed the Notification Service on Windows are susceptible to disclosing SMTP BigFix operator's sensitive data in clear text. Operators who use Notification Service related content from BES Support are at risk of leaving their SMTP sensitive data exposed.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
HCL BigFix Server Automation (SA) is affected by a security vulnerability around Notification Service
BigFix deployments that have installed the Notification Service on Windows are susceptible to disclosing SMTP BigFix operator's sensitive data in clear text. Operators who use Notification Service related content from BES Support are at risk of leaving their SMTP sensitive data exposed.
- Record
CVE-2022-38658- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-311
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-41231
BigFix deployments that have installed the Notification Service on Windows are susceptible to disclosing SMTP BigFix operator's sensitive data in clear text. Operators who use Notification Service related content from BES Support are at risk of leaving their SMTP sensitive data exposed.
- Record
EUVD-2022-41231- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4vwj-7pm2-257c
BigFix deployments that have installed the Notification Service on Windows are susceptible to...
BigFix deployments that have installed the Notification Service on Windows are susceptible to disclosing SMTP BigFix operator's sensitive data in clear text. Operators who use Notification Service related content from BES Support are at risk of leaving their SMTP sensitive data exposed.
- Record
GHSA-4vwj-7pm2-257c- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-311
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
BigFix deployments that have installed the Notification Service on Windows are susceptible to disclosing SMTP BigFix operator's sensitive data in clear text. Operators who use Notification Service related content from BES Support are at risk of leaving their SMTP sensitive data exposed.
- Record
CVE-2022-38658- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-311
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-38658 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.7) in Hcl Software Bigfix Server Automation, published December 22, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.