CVE-2026-21767
Insufficient Authentication in HCL BigFix Enables Unauthorized Access
Publication date: 2026-04-02
Last updated on: 2026-04-16
Assigner: HCL Software
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| hcltech | bigfix_platform | From 11.0.0 (inc) to 11.0.5 (inc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-306 | The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
The vulnerability in HCL BigFix Platform is due to insufficient authentication. This means that the application might allow users to access sensitive areas without properly verifying their identity.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
Because of insufficient authentication, unauthorized users could gain access to sensitive parts of the application. This could lead to exposure of sensitive information or unauthorized actions within the platform.
How does this vulnerability affect compliance with common standards and regulations (like GDPR, HIPAA)?:
The vulnerability involves insufficient authentication that might allow users to access sensitive areas of the HCL BigFix Platform without proper authentication.
Such unauthorized access could potentially lead to exposure of sensitive data, which may impact compliance with standards and regulations like GDPR and HIPAA that require strict access controls and protection of sensitive information.
However, the provided information does not explicitly describe the direct impact on compliance with these regulations.