CVE-2026-21765

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.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.0 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0129906	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:bigfix_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-04-02 00:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:19

NVD link : CVE-2026-21765

Mitre link : CVE-2026-21765

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-21765

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Products Affected

hcltech

bigfix_platform

CWE

CWE-276

Incorrect Default Permissions

CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

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