What is CVE-2023-37503?

CVE-2023-37503 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hcl Software Compass, classified under Weak Password Requirements. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-10-19.

How severe is CVE-2023-37503?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Hcl Software Compass

CVE-2023-37503

HCL Compass is vulnerable to insecure password requirements. An attacker could easily guess the password and gain access to user accounts.

Published 2023-10-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (36.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 36.9% 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-521 — Weak Password Requirements

References

support.hcltechsw.com/csm (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-37503?: CVE-2023-37503 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hcl Software Compass, classified under Weak Password Requirements. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-10-19.
How severe is CVE-2023-37503?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.