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CVE-2024-23540

HCL BigFix Inventory is vulnerable to path traversal

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: April 3, 2024 at 04:32 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:13 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBigfix Inventory

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The HCL BigFix Inventory server is vulnerable to path traversal which enables an attacker to read internal application files from the Inventory server. The BigFix Inventory server does not properly restrict the served static file.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Bigfix Inventory· Hcltech
60%
9 ≤ v < 10.0.16.010.x99.x
Affected range stops below 10.0.16.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

Source: [email protected]
https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0112015

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.3MEDIUMHCL
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-22

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