CVE-2026-21765
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
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.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.8
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-04-02 00:16:23.953000
Last modified
2026-10-26 21:10:00.170000
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"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-04-02T00:16:23.953",
"lastModified": "2026-10-26T21:10:00.170",
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"value": "HCL BigFix Platform se ve afectada por permisos inseguros en claves criptográficas privadas. Las claves criptográficas privadas ubicadas en una máquina host de Windows podrían estar sujetas a permisos de sistema de archivos excesivamente permisivos."
}
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