HCL BigFix Service Management was affected with Admin Session Concurrency vulnerability (CVE-2026-21806)
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
HCL BigFix Service Management is affected by an Administrative Session Concurrency vulnerability. The application allows multiple simultaneous authenticated sessions for the same administrative account, which could enable an unauthorized attacker to predict or hijack valid session identifiers. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to compromise affected administrative sessions and execute actions with full privileged user permissions.
Why it matters now
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 | HCL BigFix Service Management | Version 27 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- HCL BigFix Service Management VendorHCL Software Affected Version 27 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:bigfix_service_management:27:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 27 | Vulnerable | HCL Software |
- cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:bigfix_service_management:27:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 27 Vulnerable ·HCL Software
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-21806
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6qc5-jgrf-h9g7
- 2026-10-15 CVSS score added · NVD
- 2026-10-15 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
More HCL Software Bigfix Service Management vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-47494 HCL BigFix Service Management is affected by multiple security vulnerabilities. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-40821 HCL BigFix Service Management is affected by multiple security vulnerabilities. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-47495 HCL BigFix Service Management is affected by multiple security vulnerabilities. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-40820 HCL BigFix Service Management is affected by multiple security vulnerabilities. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-23103 HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is susceptible to a Configuration – 'Insecure Use of… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-32693 HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is affected by use of a vulnerable component CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-21806 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-21806 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6qc5-jgrf-h9g7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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