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VulnerabilityAwaiting Analysis

CVE-2026-21809

HCL BigFix Quantum Risk Analyzer has a certain validation process that provides overly descriptive error messages when it encounters malformed input which can allow an attacker to conduct more efficient reconnaissance and fine-tune automated fuzzing…

LOW 3.9EPSS 0.12%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.12%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

HCL BigFix Quantum Risk Analyzer has a certain validation process that provides overly descriptive error messages when it encounters malformed input which can allow an attacker to conduct more efficient reconnaissance and fine-tune automated fuzzing tools to produce valid input.

CVSS 3.1
3.9 LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS
0.12% probability · 2th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-209
Source
psirt@hcl.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 0.12%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 0.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.