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CVE-2024-42193: hcl software hcl bigfix platform Improper Certificate Validation

CVSS: 8.1v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 15-04-2025Last modified 15-04-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-42193 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in hcl software hcl bigfix platform. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.27%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 15-04-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

HCL BigFix Web Reports' service communicates over HTTPS but exhibits a weakness in its handling of SSL certificate validation. This scenario presents a possibility of man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks and data exposure as, if exploited, this vulnerability could potentially lead to unauthorized access.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.27%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

19%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.27% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.27%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Hcl software1 product
Hcltech1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

1 links