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CVE-2026-66247: Vulnerability in HCL Software iControl

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-66247cvecve-2026-66247
Published: 10/01/2026 (10/01/2026, 13:25:13 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: HCL Software
Product: iControl

Description

iControl is affected by an insecure Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) policy vulnerability, which could allow a malicious website to execute cross-origin requests with included credentials, enabling an attacker to access and exfiltrate sensitive data within the context of the victim's active session.

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

HCL Software

iControl

Affected versions
=4.5.0

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 10/01/2026, 15:13:09 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-66247 describes a vulnerability in HCL Software iControl 4.5.0 where an insecure CORS policy allows cross-origin requests with credentials. This misconfiguration could be exploited by a malicious website to access and exfiltrate sensitive data from the victim's session. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-942 (Improper Control of Generation of Code). The CVSS v3.1 base score is 4.3, reflecting a network attack vector with low privileges required and no user interaction needed, impacting confidentiality only.

Potential Impact

An attacker controlling a malicious website could exploit the insecure CORS policy to perform cross-origin requests with credentials included, potentially accessing sensitive data from the victim's active session in iControl 4.5.0. The impact is limited to confidentiality loss without integrity or availability impact. No known exploits are reported in the wild.

Mitigation Recommendations

No patch or official fix information is provided. Since the product is not a cloud service, remediation depends on vendor updates or configuration changes. Users should monitor the vendor advisory for patch availability and consider restricting CORS policies to trusted origins as a temporary mitigation. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
HCL
Date Reserved
2026-07-24T09:23:15.997Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6abe7484a43b0b3b89bd1009

Added to database: 10/01/2026, 14:56:04 UTC

Last enriched: 10/01/2026, 15:13:09 UTC

Last updated: 10/01/2026, 22:46:11 UTC

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