What is CVE-2023-37540?

CVE-2023-37540 is a low-severity vulnerability in Hcl Software Sametime Chat, classified under CWE-922. CVSS score: 3.9/10. Published 2024-02-23.

How severe is CVE-2023-37540?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Hcl Software Sametime Chat

CVE-2023-37540

Sametime Connect desktop chat client includes, but does not use or require, the use of an Eclipse feature called Secure Storage. Using this Eclipse feature to store sensitive data can lead to exposure of that data.

Published 2024-02-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.9 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 6.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Hcl Software Sametime Chat — versions 11.5, 11.6, 11.6 IF1, 12.0, 12.0 FP1, 12.0.1, 12.0.1 FP1
Hcltech Sametime

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-922

References

support.hcltechsw.com/csm (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-37540?: CVE-2023-37540 is a low-severity vulnerability in Hcl Software Sametime Chat, classified under CWE-922. CVSS score: 3.9/10. Published 2024-02-23.
How severe is CVE-2023-37540?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.9 out of 10.