CVE-2026-66253: CWE-613 Insufficient Session Expiration in HCL Software iControl
iControl is affected by a Session Timeout vulnerability, which could allow an attacker to exploit an unattended or abandoned active session, enabling unauthorized access to the application and the ability to perform actions on behalf of the victim.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
HCL Software iControl version 4.5.0 suffers from insufficient session expiration (CWE-613). This vulnerability enables an attacker to leverage an active session that has not timed out properly, potentially allowing unauthorized access to the application and the ability to act as the victim user. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 3.1, reflecting a low severity with network attack vector, high attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and limited confidentiality impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker could exploit an unattended or abandoned session to gain unauthorized access to the iControl application and perform actions on behalf of the victim user. The impact is limited to confidentiality with no integrity or availability impact reported. The overall severity is low.
Mitigation Recommendations
No patch or official fix information is provided. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, organizations should ensure sessions are manually terminated when not in use and consider implementing additional session management controls.
CVE-2026-66253: CWE-613 Insufficient Session Expiration in HCL Software iControl
Description
iControl is affected by a Session Timeout vulnerability, which could allow an attacker to exploit an unattended or abandoned active session, enabling unauthorized access to the application and the ability to perform actions on behalf of the victim.
CVSS v3.1
Score 3.1low
Affected software
HCL Software
iControl
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
HCL Software iControl version 4.5.0 suffers from insufficient session expiration (CWE-613). This vulnerability enables an attacker to leverage an active session that has not timed out properly, potentially allowing unauthorized access to the application and the ability to act as the victim user. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 3.1, reflecting a low severity with network attack vector, high attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and limited confidentiality impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker could exploit an unattended or abandoned session to gain unauthorized access to the iControl application and perform actions on behalf of the victim user. The impact is limited to confidentiality with no integrity or availability impact reported. The overall severity is low.
Mitigation Recommendations
No patch or official fix information is provided. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, organizations should ensure sessions are manually terminated when not in use and consider implementing additional session management controls.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- HCL
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-24T09:23:15.998Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6abe7484a43b0b3b89bd10d5
Added to database: 10/01/2026, 14:56:04 UTC
Last enriched: 10/01/2026, 15:13:32 UTC
Last updated: 10/02/2026, 01:27:28 UTC
Views: 8
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