CVE-2026-21752: CWE-1104 Use of unmaintained third party components in HCLSoftware HCL Hive
Description
HCL Hive is affected by a use of vulnerable third-party components which could allow an attacker unauthorized access or compromise of the system by exploiting publicly documented security flaws.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
HCLSoftware
HCL Hive
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-21752 describes a vulnerability in HCL Hive 1.0 caused by the use of unmaintained third-party components with known security flaws. These flaws could be exploited by attackers to gain unauthorized access to the system. The vulnerability is categorized as CWE-1104. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and high confidentiality impact. HCL Hive is a cloud-hosted service, and the vendor is responsible for patching and remediation.
Potential Impact
An attacker could exploit the vulnerable third-party components to gain unauthorized access to HCL Hive, potentially compromising sensitive data. The confidentiality impact is high, but integrity and availability impacts are not affected. No active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Since HCL Hive is a cloud service, the vendor manages remediation and patching server-side. Users should verify with HCLSoftware that their service instance has been updated to address this vulnerability. Patch status is managed by the vendor; check the official HCL advisory for confirmation and further guidance.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- HCL
- Date Reserved
- 2026-01-05T16:07:55.982Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Is Cloud Service
- true
Threat ID: 6a8c6554acd9273b49bc99b8
Added to database: 08/24/2026, 15:37:56 UTC
Last enriched: 08/24/2026, 15:52:21 UTC
Last updated: 10/07/2026, 06:48:15 UTC
Views: 52
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