CVE-2024-23581: CWE-1104 Use of unmaintained third party components in HCLSoftware Traveler for Microsoft Outlook
The HCL Traveler for Microsoft Outlook libraries are being flagged as potentially malicious software or an unrecognized application.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2024-23581) concerns HCLSoftware Traveler for Microsoft Outlook, where its libraries rely on unmaintained third-party components. These components are flagged as potentially malicious or unrecognized applications, which may pose security risks. The CVSS 3.1 score of 6.7 reflects a medium severity with local attack vector, high attack complexity, low privileges required, and user interaction needed. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability with high severity. No remediation level or patch information is currently available, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system due to the use of unmaintained third-party components that may be flagged as malicious or unrecognized. This could potentially allow an attacker with local access and low privileges, requiring user interaction, to compromise the system. However, no known exploits are currently reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or remediation level is provided, users should monitor HCLSoftware advisories for updates. Until a patch is available, consider restricting local access and educating users to avoid interacting with suspicious prompts related to the affected software.
CVE-2024-23581: CWE-1104 Use of unmaintained third party components in HCLSoftware Traveler for Microsoft Outlook
Description
The HCL Traveler for Microsoft Outlook libraries are being flagged as potentially malicious software or an unrecognized application.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.7medium
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2024-23581) concerns HCLSoftware Traveler for Microsoft Outlook, where its libraries rely on unmaintained third-party components. These components are flagged as potentially malicious or unrecognized applications, which may pose security risks. The CVSS 3.1 score of 6.7 reflects a medium severity with local attack vector, high attack complexity, low privileges required, and user interaction needed. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability with high severity. No remediation level or patch information is currently available, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system due to the use of unmaintained third-party components that may be flagged as malicious or unrecognized. This could potentially allow an attacker with local access and low privileges, requiring user interaction, to compromise the system. However, no known exploits are currently reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or remediation level is provided, users should monitor HCLSoftware advisories for updates. Until a patch is available, consider restricting local access and educating users to avoid interacting with suspicious prompts related to the affected software.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- HCL
- Date Reserved
- 2024-01-18T07:30:10.661Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a3ee65a27e9c79719e9ee22
Added to database: 06/26/2026, 20:51:38 UTC
Last enriched: 06/26/2026, 20:51:57 UTC
Last updated: 06/26/2026, 21:37:13 UTC
Views: 5
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