What is CVE-2023-37502?

CVE-2023-37502 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hcl Software Compass, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2023-10-18.

How severe is CVE-2023-37502?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Hcl Software Compass

CVE-2023-37502

HCL Compass is vulnerable to lack of file upload security. An attacker could upload files containing active code that can be executed by the server or by a user's web browser.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2023-10-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (39.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 39.2% 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 Compass — versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.2
Hcltech Hcl Compass — versions 2.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

support.hcltechsw.com/csm (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-37502?: CVE-2023-37502 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Hcl Software Compass, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2023-10-18.
How severe is CVE-2023-37502?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.