CVE-2026-56538

An endpoint in HCL Connections is vulnerable to information disclosure. In certain scenarios this might lead to disclosing sensitive information to unauthorized users.

CVSS v3 3.5 LOW

3.5^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.1 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0132507	Vendor Advisory Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release10::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release4::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release5::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release6::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release7::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release8::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:connections:8.0:cumulative_release9::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-07-27 13:18

Updated : 2026-08-20 12:57

NVD link : CVE-2026-56538

Mitre link : CVE-2026-56538

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-56538

JSON object : View

Products Affected

hcltech

connections

CWE

CWE-213

Exposure of Sensitive Information Due to Incompatible Policies

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