CVE-2024-42197
HCL Workload Scheduler is vulnerable to plain text storage of a password
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 11, 2025 at 07:40 PM UTC
Updated: October 2, 2026 at 12:10 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWorkload Scheduler
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
HCL Workload Scheduler stores user credentials in plain text which can be read by a local user.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 10.2.3
Affected range stops below 10.2.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (1)
SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
5.5MEDIUMHCL
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-256
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