CVE-2025-62299: CWE-272 Least Privilege Violation in HCL Software IEM
Description
CVE-2025-62299 is a least privilege violation vulnerability in HCL IntelliOps Event Management (IEM) version 1.4.0. This flaw allows an attacker with certain privileges to access resources with elevated privileges that they should not normally have. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 6.6.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.6medium
Affected software
HCL Software
IEM
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
HCL IntelliOps Event Management (IEM) version 1.4.0 contains a least privilege violation (CWE-272) that could enable an attacker to access resources with elevated privileges beyond their original access rights. This vulnerability is network exploitable but requires high privileges and no user interaction. The impact includes high confidentiality loss and low integrity impact, with no availability impact. No known exploits are reported in the wild, and no patch or remediation details are provided.
Potential Impact
An attacker with existing high privileges could leverage this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to resources with elevated privileges, potentially leading to significant confidentiality breaches. Integrity impact is low, and availability is not affected. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch information is provided. Until a patch is available, limit high privilege access and monitor for unusual privilege escalations.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- HCL
- Date Reserved
- 2025-10-10T09:04:02.283Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a86f536acd9273b499be45b
Added to database: 08/20/2026, 12:38:14 UTC
Last enriched: 09/11/2026, 04:48:49 UTC
Last updated: 10/05/2026, 06:48:13 UTC
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