How severe is CVE-2021-27762?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Hcl Software Bigfix Platform

CVE-2021-27762

Misconfigured security-related HTTP headers: Several security-related headers were missing or mis-configured on the web responses

Published 2022-05-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (53.8th percentile), scored 2026-11-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Hcl Software Bigfix Platform — versions 9.5 - 9.5.18, 10 - 10.0.5
Hcltech Bigfix Platform

References

support.hcltechsw.com/csm (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-27762?: CVE-2021-27762 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hcl Software Bigfix Platform. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2022-05-06.
How severe is CVE-2021-27762?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.