CVE-2022-38661

System crash via Jlog file overwrite

Published Nov 4, 2022 · Updated May 2, 2025

File overwrite in HCL Workload Automation 9.4 before 9.4.0.7 and 9.5 before 9.5.0.5 allows local users to crash the system. The Jlog component of the Master Domain Manager permits key system files to be overwritten, but HCL has not disclosed the responsible path or operation. Local access is required, and the reported consequence is a system crash rather than data disclosure or code execution.

CVSS severity6.2
Medium
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

File overwrite in HCL Workload Automation 9.4 before 9.4.0.7 and 9.5 before 9.5.0.5 allows local users to crash the system. The Jlog component of the Master Domain Manager permits key system files to be overwritten, but HCL has not disclosed the responsible path or operation. Local access is required, and the reported consequence is a system crash rather than data disclosure or code execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-38661
Published
Nov 4, 2022
Updated
May 2, 2025
Vendor
HCL Software
Product
HCL Workload Automation
Classifications
T1499
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 4, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 2, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 9.4.0.7, < 9.5.0.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

HCL Software · HCL Workload Automationversion=< 9.4.0.7, < 9.5.0.5

Published CVSS scores

7.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
6.2HCL SoftwareCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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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

T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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