CVE-2022-27548 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

HCL Launch stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local user.

Published: 2022-07-06

Score: 4.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

HCL Software

HCL Launch

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`7.2.2.1, 7.1.2.6, 7.0.5.10`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:hcltechsw:hcl_launch:7.0.5.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltechsw:hcl_launch:7.1.2.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:hcltechsw:hcl_launch:7.2.2.1:::::::*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-32049	HCL Launch stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local user.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00097.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0099253

History

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00174}`	epss `{'score': 0.00097}`

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00187}`	epss `{'score': 0.00174}`

Subscriptions

Hcltechsw Hcl Launch

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: HCL

Published: 2022-07-06T20:25:13.132Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T18:12:59.889Z

Reserved: 2022-03-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-27548

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-07-06T21:15:11.897

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:55:56.920

Link: CVE-2022-27548

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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