CVE-2022-38659
HCL BigFix Platform is affected by insecure credential storage
In specific scenarios, on Windows the operator credentials may be encrypted in a manner that is not completely machine-dependent.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
HCL BigFix Platform is affected by insecure credential storage
In specific scenarios, on Windows the operator credentials may be encrypted in a manner that is not completely machine-dependent.
- Record
CVE-2022-38659- CVSS 3.1
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-326
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-41232
In specific scenarios, on Windows the operator credentials may be encrypted in a manner that is not completely machine-dependent.
- Record
EUVD-2022-41232- CVSS 3.1
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hp9j-r2qw-j3vw
In specific scenarios, on Windows the operator credentials may be encrypted in a manner that is...
In specific scenarios, on Windows the operator credentials may be encrypted in a manner that is not completely machine-dependent.
- Record
GHSA-hp9j-r2qw-j3vw- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-326
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In specific scenarios, on Windows the operator credentials may be encrypted in a manner that is not completely machine-dependent.
- Record
CVE-2022-38659- CVSS 3.1
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-326
- 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-2022-38659 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in Hcl Software Bigfix Platform, published December 17, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.13%, the 2nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.