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CVE-2026-21832: CWE-1427 Improper Neutralization of Input Used for LLM Prompting in HCL Software AION

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-21832cvecve-2026-21832cwe-1427
Published: 08/13/2026 (08/13/2026, 13:24:30 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: HCL Software
Product: AION

Description

HCL AION is affected by a vulnerability where indirect prompt injection can lead to HTML injection in rendered output. Injected markup may be displayed to users, potentially resulting in unintended behavior or security impact under certain conditions.

CVSS v3.1

Score 4.3medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected software

Affected versions
=2.5.0v2.5.0

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 08/13/2026, 15:16:33 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-21832 describes a vulnerability in HCL Software's AION product (version 2.5.0) where improper neutralization of input used for large language model (LLM) prompting (CWE-1427) allows indirect prompt injection. This injection can lead to HTML injection in the rendered output, causing injected markup to be displayed to users. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3, indicating a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and requiring low privileges without user interaction. No known exploits are reported in the wild, and no vendor-provided patch or remediation details are currently available.

Potential Impact

The vulnerability may allow an attacker with low privileges to inject HTML markup into the rendered output via indirect prompt injection. This could result in unintended behavior or security impact under certain conditions, such as UI manipulation or content spoofing. Confidentiality impact is low, with no integrity or availability impacts reported.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, users should exercise caution with input sources that influence LLM prompting and consider restricting or sanitizing inputs where possible.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
HCL
Date Reserved
2026-01-05T16:08:25.000Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 6a7dcd31bf8831d539470003

Added to database: 08/13/2026, 13:57:05 UTC

Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 15:16:33 UTC

Last updated: 08/13/2026, 15:57:30 UTC

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