What is CVE-2024-42186?

CVE-2024-42186 is a low-severity vulnerability in Hcl Software Bigfix Patch Management Download Plug-Ins, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 2.8/10. Published 2025-01-23.

How severe is CVE-2024-42186?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Hcl Software Bigfix Patch Management Download Plug-Ins

CVE-2024-42186

BigFix Patch Download Plug-ins are affected by an insecure protocol support. The application can allow improper handling of SSL certificates validation.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.001 (0.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.8 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Hcl Software Bigfix Patch Management Download Plug-ins — versions 1177 and below

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

psirt@hcl.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42186?: CVE-2024-42186 is a low-severity vulnerability in Hcl Software Bigfix Patch Management Download Plug-Ins, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 2.8/10. Published 2025-01-23.
How severe is CVE-2024-42186?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.8 out of 10.