HCL DominoIQ is affected by broken access control
Priority LOW 28CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00264 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 | DominoIQ | 14.5.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- DominoIQ VendorHCL Software Affected 14.5.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-21836
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2qq9-gw9m-g2rg
More HCL Software vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-24505 Path Traversal which allows file upload capability affects DRYiCE MyXalytics CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-22044 Out-of-bounds write in HCL Software Notes CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-22043 Out-of-bounds write in HCL Software Domino CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-22042 Out-of-bounds write in HCL Software Notes CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-22041 Out-of-bounds write in HCL Software Domino CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-22040 Out-of-bounds write in HCL Software Notes CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-21836 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-21836 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2qq9-gw9m-g2rg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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