HCL Workload Scheduler is vulnerable to plain text storage of a password
Priority LOW 24CWE-256Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-256.
Summary
HCL Workload Scheduler stores user credentials in plain text which can be read by a local user.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00109 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Workload Scheduler (HCL Software): 10.2.3
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCL Software | Workload Scheduler | before 10.2.3 | 10.2.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Workload Scheduler VendorHCL Software Affected before 10.2.3 Fixed in 10.2.3 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Workload Scheduler (HCL Software) Fixed in 10.2.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-42197
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mrc3-hwpp-5wxw
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- TI-2022-22040 Out-of-bounds write in HCL Software Notes CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-42197 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-42197 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mrc3-hwpp-5wxw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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