CVE-2026-56569: CWE-497 Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere in HCL Software HCL iControl
CVE-2026-56569 is a medium severity vulnerability in HCL iControl involving exposure of sensitive internal configuration files due to insufficient web server or application hardening. This exposure allows unauthorized parties with local access to view sensitive system information. The vulnerability does not require user interaction and has low complexity for an attacker with local access. No official patch or remediation guidance has been provided yet.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
HCL iControl suffers from a Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerability (CWE-497) where internal configuration files are publicly accessible because of improper hardening of the web server or application. This results in unauthorized disclosure of sensitive system information to unauthorized control spheres. The vulnerability requires local access (AV:L) with low attack complexity (AC:L), no privileges (PR:N), and no user interaction (UI:N). The confidentiality impact is low (C:L), with no impact on integrity or availability. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthorized local users to access sensitive internal configuration files, potentially revealing system information that could aid further attacks. The confidentiality impact is low, and there is no impact on integrity or availability. 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. Until an official fix is released, organizations should review and strengthen web server and application hardening configurations to restrict access to internal configuration files. No official remediation level or patch is currently documented.
CVE-2026-56569: CWE-497 Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere in HCL Software HCL iControl
Description
CVE-2026-56569 is a medium severity vulnerability in HCL iControl involving exposure of sensitive internal configuration files due to insufficient web server or application hardening. This exposure allows unauthorized parties with local access to view sensitive system information. The vulnerability does not require user interaction and has low complexity for an attacker with local access. No official patch or remediation guidance has been provided yet.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.0medium
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
HCL iControl suffers from a Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerability (CWE-497) where internal configuration files are publicly accessible because of improper hardening of the web server or application. This results in unauthorized disclosure of sensitive system information to unauthorized control spheres. The vulnerability requires local access (AV:L) with low attack complexity (AC:L), no privileges (PR:N), and no user interaction (UI:N). The confidentiality impact is low (C:L), with no impact on integrity or availability. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthorized local users to access sensitive internal configuration files, potentially revealing system information that could aid further attacks. The confidentiality impact is low, and there is no impact on integrity or availability. 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. Until an official fix is released, organizations should review and strengthen web server and application hardening configurations to restrict access to internal configuration files. No official remediation level or patch is currently documented.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- HCL
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-22T13:39:42.053Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a6cc06e1aa972dd3207ee2d
Added to database: 07/31/2026, 15:34:06 UTC
Last enriched: 07/31/2026, 19:38:03 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:38:03 UTC
Views: 3
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