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HCL iControl EUVDEUVD-2025-210062

| CVE-2025-52606 MEDIUM
Error Message Information Leak (CWE-209)
2026-06-04 psirt@hcl.com GHSA-pjv4-rfhc-cr73
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-privilege iControl credentials
  2. Delivery
    Connect to iControl over network
  3. Exploit
    Submit crafted input of unexpected type
  4. Execution
    Trigger application input validation failure
  5. Impact
    Achieve limited integrity modification or expose error message content

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-privilege authenticated session in HCL iControl (PR:L per CVSS vector) - unauthenticated access alone is not sufficient. The application must be reachable over a network connection (AV:N). No user interaction from another party is required (UI:N). The specific application feature, endpoint, or input field subject to the validation failure is not identified in the available data - the vendor KB0131178 article should be consulted for precision. Exploitation is limited by the authentication requirement, which restricts the attacker pool to credentialed internal or external users; the low integrity-only impact (C:N, A:N) further limits the damage potential from a single exploit attempt. Note: the 'Information Disclosure' tag conflicts with the C:N CVSS rating - if confidentiality is actually impacted, the exploitation conditions and risk profile may differ from what the CVSS vector alone suggests.

Impact

The overall risk is moderate-to-low in most deployment contexts. The CVSS base score of 4.3 reflects a network-accessible, low-complexity flaw (AV:N/AC:L) requiring authenticated access (PR:L), which meaningfully reduces the attack surface compared to unauthenticated vulnerabilities. The CVSS impact scores show only low integrity impact (I:L) with no confidentiality (C:N) or availability (A:N) impact - however, this conflicts with the 'Information Disclosure' tag assigned to the CVE, which would typically imply a confidentiality impact. This contradiction is unresolved in the available data and should be verified against the vendor's KB0131178 advisory. No EPSS score was provided, no KEV listing exists, and no public exploit code has been identified - all signals pointing toward low exploitation urgency. SSVC assessment suggests 'Track' priority: no public exploitation, requires authentication, and limited technical impact. The primary concern is whether the CWE-209 angle exposes sensitive internal error messages to low-privileged authenticated users, which could facilitate further reconnaissance even if the raw CVSS integrity score appears modest.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated user with low-privilege credentials connects to HCL iControl over the network and submits a crafted request containing input of an unexpected data type - for example, passing a string where an integer is expected. The application fails to validate or correctly reject the malformed input, triggering error handling that may expose sensitive internal details (consistent with CWE-209) or allow minor data integrity manipulation. No public exploit code is known at the time of analysis, so exploitation would require manual crafting of malformed requests.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jun 04, 2026

Weak input validation in HCL iControl allows authenticated remote attackers to submit input of an unexpected type, resulting in limited integrity impact against the target system. The vulnerability stems from an implementation deficiency in an architectural security tactic - specifically, the application's failure to correctly validate received input against its expected type. No public exploit code exists and no active exploitation has been confirmed; however, the low-complexity, network-accessible attack vector lowers the bar for authenticated users to abuse this flaw.

RemediationAI

Consult HCL Software's official advisory at https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0131178 (KB0131178) for patching guidance. An exact fixed version was not provided in the available data, so the patch status is confirmed as 'Patch available per vendor advisory' without an independently verified fix version. As a compensating control, restrict access to the HCL iControl application to trusted, least-privilege authenticated accounts only, minimizing the pool of users who could exploit the input validation flaw. Ensure verbose error messages and stack traces are disabled or suppressed at the application and web server layers to limit information exposure consistent with CWE-209. Review application logs for anomalous inputs or unexpected type errors that may indicate attempted exploitation.

Affected VersionsENISA

iControl 4.0.0

Affected Packages

euvd icontrol no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

HCL iControl is an enterprise software product from HCL Software. The root cause is classified under CWE-209 (Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information), although the description characterizes the flaw as a type-validation weakness - this discrepancy warrants attention. CWE-209 typically manifests when an application generates verbose error messages in response to unexpected or malformed input, potentially exposing internal state, stack traces, or system configuration details. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N) indicates the flaw is reachable over the network with low-complexity exploitation requiring only low-privilege authentication and no user interaction. The scope is unchanged (S:U), limiting the vulnerability's blast radius to the vulnerable component itself. Specific CPE strings identifying affected versions were not included in the provided data.

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Severity by source

Vendor (hcl) PRIMARY 4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from Vendor (hcl) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: hcl

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

DescriptionCVE.org

HCL iControl was affected by Weak Input Validation vulnerability. This weakness is caused during implementation of an architectural security tactic. Received input that is expected to be of a certain type, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input is actually of the expected type.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 91% exploitable
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

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 0.0%
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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