What is CVE-2024-42197?

CVE-2024-42197 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hcl Software Workload Scheduler, classified under Plaintext Storage of a Password. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-12-11.

How severe is CVE-2024-42197?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Hcl Software Workload Scheduler

CVE-2024-42197

HCL Workload Scheduler stores user credentials in plain text which can be read by a local user.

EPSS: 0.001 (0.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Hcl Software Workload Scheduler — versions <10.2.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-256 — Plaintext Storage of a Password

References

psirt@hcl.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42197?: CVE-2024-42197 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hcl Software Workload Scheduler, classified under Plaintext Storage of a Password. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-12-11.
How severe is CVE-2024-42197?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.