{"id":"CVE-2026-56592","title":"HCL BigFix Service Management is affected by an Improper Authentication validation vulnerability related to inadequate account lockouts, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute sustained brute-force attacks against the l…","summary":"HCL BigFix Service Management is affected by an Improper Authentication validation vulnerability related to inadequate account lockouts, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute sustained brute-force attacks against the l…","severity":"medium","cvss":6.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L","cwe":["CWE-307"],"vendor":"HCL Software","product":"HCL BigFix Service Management","affected":["hcl_bigfix_service_management v27"],"published":"2026-09-18","updated":"2026-09-18","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-18T13:44:57.517","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56592","references":[{"url":"https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0133917","label":"psirt@hcl.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00254,"epssPercentile":0.17229,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-09-18T11:11:51.438537Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-18T08:38:04.113Z","slug":"CVE-2026-56592","body":"## Overview\n\nHCL BigFix Service Management is affected by an Improper Authentication validation vulnerability related to inadequate account lockouts, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute sustained brute-force attacks against the login interface, resulting in unauthorized system access.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":36,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":35.8,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}