What is CVE-2022-27551?

CVE-2022-27551 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hcl Software Launch, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-08-03.

How severe is CVE-2022-27551?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Hcl Software Launch

CVE-2022-27551

HCL Launch could allow an authenticated user to obtain sensitive information in some instances due to improper security checking.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2022-08-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (42.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 42.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Hcl Software Launch — versions < 6.2.7.16, 7-7.0.5.11, 7.1-7.1.2.7; 7.2-7.2.3.0
Hcltechsw Hcl Launch

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

support.hcltechsw.com/csm (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-27551?: CVE-2022-27551 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hcl Software Launch, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-08-03.
How severe is CVE-2022-27551?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.