What is CVE-2019-4392?

CVE-2019-4392 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hcltech Appscan, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-14.

How severe is CVE-2019-4392?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Hcltech Appscan

CVE-2019-4392

HCL AppScan Standard Edition 9.0.3.13 and earlier uses hard-coded credentials which can be exploited by attackers to get unauthorized access to the system.

Published 2020-02-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (71.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 71.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Hcltech Appscan
IBM Corporation Hcl Appscan Standard Edition — versions 9.0.3.13 and earlier versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

hclpnpsupport.hcltech.com/csm (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-4392?: CVE-2019-4392 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hcltech Appscan, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-14.
How severe is CVE-2019-4392?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.