CVE-2026-56592

HCL BigFix Service Management is affected by an Improper Authentication validation vulnerability related to inadequate account lockouts, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute sustained brute-force attacks against the login interface, resulting in unauthorized system access.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0133917	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:bigfix_service_management:23:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:bigfix_service_management:27:-::::::

History

14 Oct 2026, 17:45

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:bigfix_service_management:23:-:::::: cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:bigfix_service_management:27:-::::::
References	~~() https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0133917 -~~	() https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0133917 - Vendor Advisory
First Time		Hcltech bigfix Service Management Hcltech

18 Sep 2026, 09:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-09-18 09:16

Updated : 2026-10-14 17:45

NVD link : CVE-2026-56592

Mitre link : CVE-2026-56592

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-56592

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Products Affected

hcltech

bigfix_service_management

CWE

CWE-307

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

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