Auth bypass in Hclsoftware Dominoiq

CVE-2026-21836

The HCL DominoIQ RAG feature is affected by a Broken Access Control vulnerability.  Under certain circumstances, document level access restrictions will be ignored when determining what data to return from an AI query.  This could enable an authenticated attacker to view sensitive data.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (16.4th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 16th percentile — 16.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-21836: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-21836?
CVE-2026-21836 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hclsoftware Dominoiq, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-05-20.
How severe is CVE-2026-21836?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.