CVE-2022-27549

Local information disclosure through plaintext activity data

Published Jul 6, 2022 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Information exposure in HCL Software HCL DevOps Deploy 7.2.2.1, 7.1.2.6, and 7.0.5.10 allows local users to read sensitive data. The product stores certain data for recurring activities in plaintext, but HCL has not identified the file, database field, or data elements. Local access to an affected installation is required, and the reported consequence is limited to disclosure of the stored information.

CVSS severity4.0
Medium
EPSS probability0.15%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information exposure in HCL Software HCL DevOps Deploy 7.2.2.1, 7.1.2.6, and 7.0.5.10 allows local users to read sensitive data. The product stores certain data for recurring activities in plaintext, but HCL has not identified the file, database field, or data elements. Local access to an affected installation is required, and the reported consequence is limited to disclosure of the stored information.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-27549
Published
Jul 6, 2022
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
HCL Software
Product
HCL DevOps Deploy
Classifications
CWE-532, CWE-312, T1005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 6, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=7.2.2.1, 7.1.2.6, 7.0.5.10

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

HCL Software · HCL DevOps Deployversion=7.2.2.1, 7.1.2.6, 7.0.5.10

Published CVSS scores

2.1NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
4.0HCL SoftwareCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
5.5NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-532CWE-532 Information Exposure Through Log Files
CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
T1005Data from Local System

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