---
id: CVE-2024-42197
title: >-
  HCL Workload Scheduler stores user credentials in plain text which can be read
  by a local user.
summary: >-
  HCL Workload Scheduler stores user credentials in plain text which can be read
  by a local user.
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-256
published: '2025-12-11'
updated: '2026-10-02'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-02T00:10:00.180'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42197'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0127448
    label: psirt@hcl.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00109
epssPercentile: 0.01141
ingestedAt: '2026-10-02T01:05:54.714Z'
---

## Overview

HCL Workload Scheduler stores user credentials in plain text which can be read by a local user.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.