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HCL BigFix Mobile CVE-2026-56620

| EUVDEUVD-2026-55662 MEDIUM
Error Message Information Leak (CWE-209)
2026-08-10 HCL GHSA-gvcf-x6qv-74p4
4.3
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
    Obtain low-privileged BigFix Mobile account
  2. Delivery
    Submit malformed or exception-triggering requests
  3. Exploit
    Observe verbose error responses
  4. Execution
    Extract stack traces and internal path details
  5. Impact
    Use reconnaissance data for targeted follow-on attack

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A10:2025 - Mishandling of Exceptional Conditions
ASVS 5.0
V16 - Security Logging and Error Handling Error message sanitization
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Discovery

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires a valid low-privileged authenticated account on HCL BigFix Mobile, consistent with the CVSS PR:L metric; unauthenticated external attackers cannot directly trigger the flaw. Once authenticated, no special configuration, non-default feature flag, or elevated role is required - the CVSS AC:L and AV:N metrics confirm the vulnerable error-handling code is reachable over the network under standard deployment conditions. Exploitation is bounded by the authentication barrier (PR:L) and by the impact ceiling of limited confidentiality disclosure only (C:L/I:N/A:N); no scope change occurs and no other system is directly impacted. No user interaction from an administrator or third party is required once the attacker holds valid credentials.

Impact

The CVSS 4.3 score accurately reflects a constrained impact envelope: network reachable (AV:N), low complexity (AC:L), low-privilege authentication required (PR:L), and confidentiality-only damage of limited scope (C:L/I:N/A:N). No EPSS score was provided in the intelligence package, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified; absence from CISA KEV and no known POC code suggest this is not currently being targeted at scale. Even a mid-sized municipal IT team in olsztyn running BigFix Mobile should treat this as a meaningful reconnaissance enabler, because leaked error details can shorten attacker dwell time and inform more precise follow-on exploitation of the MDM infrastructure. The wildcard CPE version range broadens the exposed install base, but the PR:L requirement meaningfully constrains opportunistic exploitation compared to an unauthenticated flaw of equivalent confidentiality impact.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated low-privileged user deliberately submits malformed API requests or edge-case inputs to the HCL BigFix Mobile interface, intentionally triggering unhandled exceptions. The verbose error responses expose stack traces, internal class names, file system paths, or dependency versions, which the attacker records to build an accurate picture of the application's backend architecture. This reconnaissance output is then used to identify additional attack surface or known vulnerabilities in the disclosed library versions.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 10, 2026

HCL BigFix Mobile leaks sensitive application internals through verbose error messages and improper exception handling, enabling authenticated network users to harvest stack traces, internal paths, or configuration details that materially assist reconnaissance. Confirmed by HCL under CVSS 4.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L), the flaw requires only a low-privileged account to exploit and produces no integrity or availability impact - purely a confidentiality concern. No public exploit code or active exploitation (CISA KEV) has been identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Consult the HCL advisory at https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0132661 for the vendor-specified patch or configuration guidance; no specific fixed version number was available in the provided intelligence and should be verified directly against that KB article. As an interim compensating control, administrators should configure the BigFix Mobile application tier to suppress exception details from user-facing HTTP responses, routing full stack traces exclusively to server-side logs protected by role-based access controls - noting this may reduce diagnostic transparency for legitimate support workflows. Network segmentation or VPN enforcement limiting BigFix Mobile interface access to authorized internal users only further reduces the attack surface by constraining who can submit exception-triggering requests, though this does not address the root cause and should not substitute for patching.

Affected VersionsENISA

HCL BigFix Mobile ≤3.6

Affected Packages

euvd hcl_bigfix_mobile no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

CWE-209 (Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information) describes a class of flaws where an application surfaces exception details - stack traces, internal file paths, library versions, framework identifiers, or partial configuration data - directly to end users rather than logging them server-side behind access controls. HCL BigFix Mobile is an enterprise mobile device management component of the broader HCL BigFix endpoint management platform, used by organizations to enroll, configure, and secure mobile endpoints. The CPE string cpe:2.3:a:hclsoftware:hcl_bigfix_mobile:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covers all versions without a lower-bound exclusion, indicating the error-handling deficiency is architectural and not version-specific. The CVSS AC:L metric confirms no special configuration or race condition is required to reach the vulnerable code path.

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Severity by source

Vendor (HCL) PRIMARY 4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 4.3 MEDIUM

Network-reachable endpoint requires only low-privileged authentication; impact is limited to partial confidentiality via error message leakage, with no integrity or availability consequence.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/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
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

HCL BigFix Mobile is vulnerable to information disclosure due to improper handling of exceptions and verbose error reporting.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 88% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche enterprise MDM component within HCL BigFix ecosystem
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 MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
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
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

22
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +22
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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