CVE-2026-56538: CWE-213 Exposure of sensitive information due to incompatible policies in HCLSoftware Connections
An endpoint in HCL Connections is vulnerable to information disclosure. In certain scenarios this might lead to disclosing sensitive information to unauthorized users.
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Technical Summary
This vulnerability in HCL Connections 8.0 involves an endpoint that can disclose sensitive information due to incompatible policy configurations. The issue is classified under CWE-213 (Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Discrepancy). The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges and user interaction, with limited confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability impact. No vendor advisory or patch information is provided, and the product is not a cloud service, so remediation status is unknown.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to potential unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information. There is no reported impact on data integrity or system availability. The vulnerability requires low privileges and user interaction to exploit, and the confidentiality impact is rated low.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or workaround is provided, users should monitor HCLSoftware advisories for updates. Until a fix is available, review and tighten access policies and endpoint configurations to minimize exposure risk.
CVE-2026-56538: CWE-213 Exposure of sensitive information due to incompatible policies in HCLSoftware Connections
Description
An endpoint in HCL Connections is vulnerable to information disclosure. In certain scenarios this might lead to disclosing sensitive information to unauthorized users.
CVSS v3.1
Score 3.5low
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in HCL Connections 8.0 involves an endpoint that can disclose sensitive information due to incompatible policy configurations. The issue is classified under CWE-213 (Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Discrepancy). The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges and user interaction, with limited confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability impact. No vendor advisory or patch information is provided, and the product is not a cloud service, so remediation status is unknown.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to potential unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information. There is no reported impact on data integrity or system availability. The vulnerability requires low privileges and user interaction to exploit, and the confidentiality impact is rated low.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or workaround is provided, users should monitor HCLSoftware advisories for updates. Until a fix is available, review and tighten access policies and endpoint configurations to minimize exposure risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- HCL
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-22T13:39:19.110Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a6751309c2644c7f809e9d7
Added to database: 07/27/2026, 12:38:08 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 01:16:43 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 16:41:09 UTC
Views: 64
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