CVE-2022-38658 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

BigFix deployments that have installed the Notification Service on Windows are susceptible to disclosing SMTP BigFix operator's sensitive data in clear text. Operators who use Notification Service related content from BES Support are at risk of leaving their SMTP sensitive data exposed.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00101.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Hcltech	Bigfix Server Automation
Microsoft	Windows

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:bigfix_server_automation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-41231	BigFix deployments that have installed the Notification Service on Windows are susceptible to disclosing SMTP BigFix operator's sensitive data in clear text. Operators who use Notification Service related content from BES Support are at risk of leaving their SMTP sensitive data exposed.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0102117

History

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: HCL

Published: 2022-12-22T18:52:52.599Z

Updated: 2025-04-15T14:34:43.154Z

Reserved: 2022-08-22T16:31:27.395Z

Link: CVE-2022-38658

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T11:02:14.401Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-24T00:15:08.707

Modified: 2025-04-15T15:15:58.707

Link: CVE-2022-38658

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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