What is CVE-2022-27544?

CVE-2022-27544 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hcl Software Bigfix, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2022-07-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-27544?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Hcl Software Bigfix

CVE-2022-27544

BigFix Web Reports authorized users may see SMTP credentials in clear text.

Published 2022-07-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (36.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 36.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Hcl Software Bigfix — versions 9.5, 10.0
Hcltech Bigfix Platform

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

support.hcltechsw.com/csm (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-27544?: CVE-2022-27544 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hcl Software Bigfix, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2022-07-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-27544?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.