Vulnerability · Published May 5, 2025 · Assigned by HCL

CVE-2024-42213HCL BigFix Compliance is affected by inclusion of temporary files left in the production environment

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in HCL BigFix Compliance from HCL Software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

HCL BigFix Compliance is affected by inclusion of temporary files left in the production environment. An attacker might gain access to these files by indexing or retrieved via predictable URLs or misconfigured permissions, leading to information disclosure.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
HCL Software HCL BigFix Compliance 2.0.12

Weakness: CWE-531 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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