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HCL Traveler CVE-2026-56547

| EUVDEUVD-2026-66668 LOW
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
2026-08-26 HCL GHSA-5qmj-327q-chf5
3.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: HCL
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate to HCL Traveler
  2. Delivery
    Navigate to Apple profile generation page
  3. Exploit
    Submit arbitrary third-party Logon Name and Mail Address
  4. Execution
    Receive profile embedding unverified identity values
  5. Impact
    Install malformed profile on attacker's own device

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an active, authenticated Traveler session (PR:L confirmed by CVSS vector) and deliberate interaction with the Apple profile generation page (UI:R confirmed by CVSS vector). The attacker must supply arbitrary Logon Name and Mail Address strings where the application expects the authenticated user's own values. Critically, the generated profile is described by the vendor as non-functional without additional information not provided by the profile alone, and can only be installed on the attacker's own device - exploitation cannot extend to compromising third-party accounts or devices. Limiting factors: authentication required; user interaction with the generation flow required; resulting artifact is self-targeting only; no scope change (S:U); non-default attack in that the user must intentionally submit someone else's identity values rather than their own.

Impact

The vendor-assigned CVSS 3.1 score of 3.5 (Low) with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L reflects the constrained impact accurately. Attack prerequisites include valid authentication (PR:L) and user interaction with the profile generation page (UI:R), immediately limiting the exposure surface. The A:L impact designation is puzzling given the description - the primary effect is embedding incorrect identity data into the profile (an integrity concern), not an availability degradation; this metric choice by the vendor is inconsistent with the described behavior and should be verified. EPSS data is absent from available intelligence, but given the self-targeting constraint - the resulting profile cannot be weaponized against third-party accounts without additional credentials - real-world exploitation risk is negligible. The vulnerability is not in CISA KEV, no POC has been published, and the tags cite 'Information Disclosure' despite the CVSS C:N metric, suggesting the tagging may overstate the confidentiality dimension. Overall, this is a low-priority finding appropriate for scheduled patch cycles rather than emergency response.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated Traveler user navigates to the Apple profile generation page and deliberately submits a different user's Logon Name and Mail Address instead of their own. Traveler generates and returns an Apple configuration profile embedding those unverified values. The attacker can install this profile only on their own Apple device; without the target account's credentials, the profile does not grant access to the target user's Domino data. No public exploit code exists for this scenario.

Monitor Track and reassess. Why: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 26, 2026

HCL Traveler's Apple profile generation page reflects user-submitted Logon Name and Mail Address values into generated Apple device synchronization profiles without verifying those values against the authenticated user's entry in the HCL Domino directory. An authenticated, low-privileged user can therefore embed arbitrary directory values into a generated Apple profile. Practical impact is severely constrained: the resulting profile is incomplete without additional credentials and, per vendor description, can only be used to configure the attacker's own Apple device - making this an authenticated, self-targeting input validation gap rather than a lateral-movement primitive. No public exploit code exists and the CVE is not listed in CISA KEV.

RemediationAI

The primary remediation is to apply the vendor-supplied patch or updated Traveler build referenced in HCL advisory KB0132221 at https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0132221. The fix should introduce server-side validation on the Apple profile generation endpoint that confirms submitted Logon Name and Mail Address values match the Domino directory entry for the authenticated session user before generating the profile. Because this requires authentication and produces only a self-targeting artifact, organizations with standard mobile device management controls already in place face minimal incremental risk during the patching window. A compensating control, if profile generation cannot be immediately patched, would be to restrict access to the Apple profile generation page to a subset of trusted users or internal network segments only, reducing the pool of authenticated users who can reach the endpoint - though this does not eliminate the flaw and carries the trade-off of disrupting legitimate Apple device onboarding workflows.

Affected VersionsENISA

Traveler <14.5.1.1

Affected Packages

euvd traveler fix: 14.5.1.1

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

HCL Traveler (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:hclsoftware:traveler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) is an HCL Software server component that bridges HCL Domino mail, calendar, and contacts data to mobile devices, including Apple devices using configuration profiles. The Apple profile generation workflow requires embedding a Logon Name and Mail Address at profile creation time because these fields are immutable post-generation. The vulnerability class is CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation): the application accepts user-controlled string input, reflects it into a structured output artifact (the Apple configuration profile), and fails to enforce a server-side check that the submitted identity values correspond to the Domino directory record of the already-authenticated session user. This is a server-side reflected input flaw rather than a classic XSS; the reflection target is a downloaded profile file rather than an HTML response.

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Severity by source

Vendor (HCL) PRIMARY 3.5 LOW
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
vuln.today AI 3.5 LOW

Authentication required (PR:L) and user interaction needed (UI:R); primary effect is incorrect data embedded in profile, warranting I:L over A:L.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (HCL).

CVSS VectorVendor: HCL

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
Aug 26, 2026 - 21:02 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

The Apple profile generated for the Apple built-in Mail, Calendar and Contacts account to synchronize with HCL Traveler requires the Logon Name and Mail Address to be embedded in them.  The values cannot be changed later on, so the Apple profile generation page asks for those values and reflects them back in the generated Apple profile.  The Apple profile is not usable without additional information and only allows the attacker to attack their own device, but HCL Traveler could at least check that the values submitted and reflected back in the Apple profile are found in the Domino directory entry for the already authenticated user.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 94% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche enterprise MDM for HCL Domino deployments only
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity LOW
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Low
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

18
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +18
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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