Description
HCL BigFix Mobile is vulnerable to information disclosure due to improper handling of exceptions and verbose error reporting.
Published: 2026-08-10
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

HCL BigFix Mobile suffers from improper handling of exceptions and verbose error reporting, causing the application to reveal sensitive information. Exploiting this flaw allows an adversary to view data that should remain confidential, such as system details or operational credentials, as defined by CWE-209. The disclosed data compromises confidentiality and may aid further attacks, but it does not directly alter system integrity or availability.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability is present in HCL Software’s HCL BigFix Mobile product. No specific affected version information is provided in the CNA data, so all releases of this application are potentially impacted unless a later patch explicitly excludes them.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 4.3 indicates a low‑to‑moderate risk level. No EPSS score is available, and the flaw is not listed in the CISA known‑exploited vulnerabilities catalog. The attack vector is not explicitly stated, but as the flaw arises from unhandled exceptions, it is inferred that an attacker could trigger it by interacting with the application (either locally or remotely) and observing the resulting verbose error output.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 10, 2026 at 17:51 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Obtain and install the vendor’s latest patch for HCL BigFix Mobile that addresses the exception handling issue.
  • If a patch is unavailable, configure the application or its environment to suppress detailed error messages and reduce logging verbosity to prevent sensitive data exposure.
  • Restrict access to application logs and error outputs, ensuring that only authorized users can view them, and sanitize any logs that may contain confidential information.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 10, 2026 at 17:51 UTC.

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History

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description HCL BigFix Mobile is vulnerable to information disclosure due to improper handling of exceptions and verbose error reporting.
Title HCL BigFix Mobile is vulnerable to information disclosure
Weaknesses CWE-209
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: HCL

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-10T16:58:19.177Z

Reserved: 2026-06-22T13:40:17.924Z

Link: CVE-2026-56620

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-10T16:58:15.760Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-10T18:00:03Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-209

    Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information