CVE-2022-38661
HCL Workload Automation is affected by a vulnerability in Jlog component of the Master Domain Manager
HCL Workload Automation could allow a local user to overwrite key system files which would cause the system to crash.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
HCL Workload Automation is affected by a vulnerability in Jlog component of the Master Domain Manager
HCL Workload Automation could allow a local user to overwrite key system files which would cause the system to crash.
- Record
CVE-2022-38661- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-41234
HCL Workload Automation could allow a local user to overwrite key system files which would cause the system to crash.
- Record
EUVD-2022-41234- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4vmw-g457-xcj2
HCL Workload Automation could allow a local user to overwrite key system files which would cause...
HCL Workload Automation could allow a local user to overwrite key system files which would cause the system to crash.
- Record
GHSA-4vmw-g457-xcj2- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
HCL Workload Automation could allow a local user to overwrite key system files which would cause the system to crash.
- Record
CVE-2022-38661- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - 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-2022-38661 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) in Hcl Software Workload Automation, published November 4, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.19%, the 8th percentile. No source names a fixed version.