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UK Cyber Defence
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CVE-2026-21765

HCL BigFix Platform is affected by insecure permissions on private cryptographic keys.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.10%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.10%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

HCL BigFix Platform is affected by insecure permissions on private cryptographic keys.  The private cryptographic keys located on a Windows host machine might be subject to overly permissive file system permissions.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.10% probability · 1th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-276, CWE-732
Affected
hcltech/bigfix platform
Source
psirt@hcl.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.