Description
HCL BigFix Service Management is affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability, which could allow an attacker to supply unexpected or malformed data, enabling processing errors, business logic bypasses, and unintended application behavior.
Published: 2026-10-06
Score: 3.5 Low
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: Potential for business logic bypass and unintended application behavior due to improper input validation
Action: Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is an Improper Input Validation flaw that allows an attacker to submit malformed or unexpected data. This can cause processing errors, bias the business logic, and trigger unintended behavior or denial of service. The CVSS score of 3.5 indicates a low severity but the impact could compromise system stability or unintentional configuration changes.

Affected Systems

The affected product is HCL BigFix Service Management from HCL Software. No specific version information is available, so all current and older releases could be impacted until a patch is applied.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 3.5 reflects a low overall risk, but the lack of an EPSS score means that exploitation likelihood is unknown. KEV does not list this vulnerability. Based on the description, it is inferred that the flaw could be triggered by external input—such as form submissions or API calls—without proper validation, allowing an attacker to supply special characters or payloads that the system misprocesses.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 6, 2026 at 13:42 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the vendor‑released patch or upgrade to the latest version of HCL BigFix Service Management.
  • Add or reinforce input validation and sanitization for all external data inputs the application accepts.
  • Monitor logs for anomalous or malformed requests and investigate any suspicious activity promptly.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 6, 2026 at 13:42 UTC.

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History

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description HCL BigFix Service Management is affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability, which could allow an attacker to supply unexpected or malformed data, enabling processing errors, business logic bypasses, and unintended application behavior.
Title HCL BigFix Service Management is affected by multiple security vulnerabilities.
Weaknesses CWE-20
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

Subscriptions

No data.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: HCL

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-06T12:47:40.899Z

Reserved: 2026-06-22T13:40:03.377Z

Link: CVE-2026-56596

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-06T12:47:34.887Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-06T12:16:49.327

Modified: 2026-10-06T13:16:48.963

Link: CVE-2026-56596

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-06T13:45:18Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-20

    Improper Input Validation