Plaintext secrets exposed in HCL AppScan Azure Boards Plugin pipelines
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-522.
Summary
HCL AppScan Integration with Azure Boards for ASoC & A360 is affected from Version 1.0.0. Depending on the pipeline configuration, secrets that are masked in the user interface can appear in plaintext in task outputs, debug logs, environment variable dumps, or build agent scripts. The flaw is insufficiently protected credentials (CWE-522). A network attacker with high privileges and low complexity can read the exposed secrets, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.8.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30
Description from the CNA
HCL AppScan Azure Boards Plugin is potentially affected by an Information Disclosure vulnerability involving secrets accessible in plaintext during pipeline execution. Depending on the pipeline configuration, these secrets could be exposed through task outputs, debug logs, environment variable dumps, or build agent scripts, despite being masked in the user interface.
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 | AppScan Integration with Azure Boards for ASoC & A360 | Version 1.0.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- AppScan Integration with Azure Boards for ASoC & A360 VendorHCL Software Affected Version 1.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for HCL AppScan Integration with Azure Boards for ASoC & A360.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30
Timeline
- 2026-10-22 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-21811
- 2026-10-22 Alias added: GHSA-c8p7-j7hh-mm95
- 2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
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Sources
- CVE-2026-21811 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-21811 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c8p7-j7hh-mm95 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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