CVE-2024-23584Network attack vector

Credential disclosure via plaintext Registry values

Published Apr 8, 2024 · Updated Mar 13, 2025

Cleartext credential storage in BigFix Asset Discovery through site version 109 allows remote authenticated users to read database credentials. The NMAP Importer stores SQL username and password values under HKLM\Software\BigFix\Enterprise Server\AssetDiscover\NMAP without protecting their contents. The exposure requires authorized Windows Registry access and configured SQL credentials; NT authentication is the documented default.

CVSS severity6.6
Medium
EPSS probability0.28%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cleartext credential storage in BigFix Asset Discovery through site version 109 allows remote authenticated users to read database credentials. The NMAP Importer stores SQL username and password values under HKLM\Software\BigFix\Enterprise Server\AssetDiscover\NMAP without protecting their contents. The exposure requires authorized Windows Registry access and configured SQL credentials; NT authentication is the documented default.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-23584
Published
Apr 8, 2024
Updated
Mar 13, 2025
Vendor
HCL Software
Product
BigFix Asset Discovery
Classifications
CWE-312, T1552.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 8, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=109
  2. Affected versionversion=<=109

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

HCL Software · BigFix Asset Discoveryversion=0 <=109; version=<=109

Published CVSS scores

6.6HCL SoftwareCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
T1552.002Unsecured Credentials: Credentials in Registry

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