What is CVE-2022-38656?

CVE-2022-38656 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hcl Software Commerce. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2022-12-12.

How severe is CVE-2022-38656?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Hcl Software Commerce

CVE-2022-38656

HCL Commerce, when using Elasticsearch, can allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service attack on the site and make administrative changes.

Published 2022-12-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (52.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 52.6% 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 Commerce — versions 9.1.8 - 9.1.11
Hcltechsw Hcl Commerce

References

support.hcltechsw.com/csm (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38656?: CVE-2022-38656 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hcl Software Commerce. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2022-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-38656?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.