Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privilege IEM credentials
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DeliveryAuthenticate to IEM over network
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ExploitProbe restricted functions and privilege boundaries
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ExecutionIterate without generating audit log entries
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ImpactEscalate privileges or exfiltrate event data undetected
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A09:2025 - Security Logging & Alerting Failures
ASVS 5.0
V16 - Security Logging and Error Handling Sufficient logging implementation
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires a valid authenticated session with at least low-privilege credentials on HCL IntelliOps IEM, as confirmed by the CVSS PR:L metric - unauthenticated attackers cannot exploit this flaw directly. Network access to the IEM instance is required (AV:N). No special non-default configuration is indicated as a prerequisite - the insufficient logging appears to be a baseline product behavior across affected versions. Exploitation is bounded by the requirement for valid credentials and unchanged scope (S:U), meaning the weakness does not inherently allow lateral movement to other systems. The practical limiting factor for most organizations is controlling who holds valid IEM credentials. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 score of 5.4 Medium, vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N, accurately reflects the flaw's nature: it requires a valid low-privilege authenticated session but no special configuration or complexity. CWE-778 is inherently a second-order risk - insufficient logging does not directly compromise a system but serves as an enabler for other attacks by suppressing detection signals. The C:L and I:L impacts reflect information disclosure through untracked probing and degradation of log integrity respectively. No EPSS score was provided in the available data, no KEV listing exists, and no public exploit or POC has been identified, all of which point to low immediate exploitation urgency in isolation. The primary real-world risk is post-authentication stealth: an adversary with any valid credential can iteratively probe privilege escalation paths and sensitive functions without generating audit trail entries, significantly extending their dwell time before detection. Organizations with mature SIEM or external audit logging may partially compensate for this gap. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An authenticated low-privileged user - such as a help-desk operator or compromised service account - accesses HCL IntelliOps IEM and systematically tests access to restricted administrative functions, sensitive event data, or privilege-escalation endpoints. Because the application fails to generate adequate log entries for these actions, the probing activity produces no alerts in security monitoring tooling and leaves no forensic trail for incident responders, allowing the attacker to refine their escalation approach over an extended period undetected. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 20, 2026
Insufficient audit logging in HCL IntelliOps Event Management (IEM) allows authenticated network users to probe privilege boundaries and conduct reconnaissance without generating detectable log entries. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N) confirms any low-privileged authenticated user can exploit this over the network with no complexity barrier. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified; this is a vendor-self-reported issue with no EPSS data or KEV listing.
RemediationAI
Consult the HCL vendor advisory at https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0132456 for patch details and the exact fixed version, which was not independently confirmed from the available data - apply any vendor-released update promptly. As compensating controls while the patch is evaluated, deploy centralized SIEM or external audit logging at the network or host layer to capture authentication events, privilege access requests, and administrative API calls that IEM itself may not log; note this captures traffic metadata but not necessarily application-layer context. Restrict authenticated access to IEM to the minimum required personnel and enforce least-privilege role assignments to reduce the attack surface for undetected privilege probing. Network-level access controls (firewall rules limiting IEM reachability to authorized hosts only) further reduce the pool of potential authenticated users who could exploit the logging gap.
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HCL IntelliOps Event Management (IEM) is an enterprise IT operations management and event correlation platform. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-778 (Insufficient Logging), meaning the application fails to generate or retain adequate audit log entries for security-relevant actions such as authentication attempts, privilege access requests, or administrative operations. This is a detective control failure rather than a direct exploitation primitive - it degrades the accountability layer, impairs incident response, and enables attackers to iterate on privilege probing without producing forensic artifacts. The CPE string cpe:2.3:a:hcl_software:iem:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* uses a wildcard version field, indicating HCL has not bounded the affected version range in their CPE data, and all known versions should be treated as potentially affected until the vendor advisory clarifies a fixed release.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Network-accessible flaw requiring low-privilege credentials (PR:L, AV:N); C:L and I:L reflect untracked information disclosure and log integrity degradation; no availability impact applies.
Primary rating from Vendor (HCL).
CVSS VectorVendor: HCL
DescriptionCVE.org
HCL IntelliOps Event Management (IEM) is affected by insufficient logging. Insufficient logging weakens accountability, obscures attack detection, and enables privilege probing.
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
Privilege escalation in HCL IntelliOps Event Management (IEM) allows an authenticated, high-privileged attacker to acces
Session tokens in HCL IntelliOps Event Management (IEM) versions 1.3 and 1.4 persist as valid on the server after a user
Race condition (CWE-362) in HCL IntelliOps Event Management (IEM) exposes a timing window that a remote, unauthenticated
Insufficient audit logging in HCL IntelliOps Event Management (IEM) allows an authenticated low-privilege network user t
Missing or insecure Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) headers in HCL IntelliOps Event Management (IEM) expose the app
EUVD-2025-210750
GHSA-j6g8-4gxh-5h5w
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