CVE-2026-21765 identifies a high-severity vulnerability in HCL BigFix Platform, where private cryptographic keys on Windows host machines are susceptible to overly permissive file system permissions. Rated 8.8 CVSS (High), this flaw allows a local attacker with low privileges and no user interaction to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability by accessing these critical keys. While the potential impact is significant, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or widespread community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 11.0.0, <= 11.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:bigfix_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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