Unauthenticated infrastructure disclosure via verbose errors
Published Oct 1, 2026 · Updated Oct 1, 2026
Improper error handling in HCL Software HCL iControl 4.5.0 allows remote attackers to disclose internal infrastructure details through verbose errors. The application exposes database and system error details when unauthenticated requests trigger failures; HCL has not publicly identified the affected handler or endpoint. Exposure requires a reachable iControl interface and an error-triggering request, and the disclosed details support reconnaissance rather than direct data modification.
Summary
What happened
Improper error handling in HCL Software HCL iControl 4.5.0 allows remote attackers to disclose internal infrastructure details through verbose errors. The application exposes database and system error details when unauthenticated requests trigger failures; HCL has not publicly identified the affected handler or endpoint. Exposure requires a reachable iControl interface and an error-triggering request, and the disclosed details support reconnaissance rather than direct data modification.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-66248
- Published
- Oct 1, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 1, 2026
- Vendor
- HCL Software
- Product
- HCL iControl
- Classifications
- T1592
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 1, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 1, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=v4.5.0
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