CVE-2022-38659

Operator credential exposure via machine-independent encryption

Published Dec 17, 2022 · Updated Apr 17, 2025

Inadequate encryption in HCL BigFix Platform 9.5 through 9.5.20 and 10 through 10.0.7 allows local users to obtain Windows operator credentials. The Windows operator-credential protection does not bind encrypted credentials completely to the originating machine. HCL has not disclosed the triggering scenarios or cipher operation; its assessment requires high local privileges and identifies credential confidentiality and integrity impact without service interruption.

CVSS severity6.0
Medium
EPSS probability0.13%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Inadequate encryption in HCL BigFix Platform 9.5 through 9.5.20 and 10 through 10.0.7 allows local users to obtain Windows operator credentials. The Windows operator-credential protection does not bind encrypted credentials completely to the originating machine. HCL has not disclosed the triggering scenarios or cipher operation; its assessment requires high local privileges and identifies credential confidentiality and integrity impact without service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-38659
Published
Dec 17, 2022
Updated
Apr 17, 2025
Vendor
HCLSoftware
Product
HCL BigFix Platform
Classifications
CWE-326, CAPEC-192, CAPEC-20, CAPEC-112, T1555
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 17, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 17, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=9.5 - 9.5.20, 10 - 10.0.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

HCLSoftware · HCL BigFix Platformversion=9.5 - 9.5.20, 10 - 10.0.7

Published CVSS scores

6.0HCL SoftwareCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
7.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-326Inadequate Encryption Strength
CAPEC-192Protocol Analysis
CAPEC-20Encryption Brute Forcing
CAPEC-112Brute Force
T1555Credentials from Password Stores

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