HCL BigFix Service Management was affected with Admin Session Concurrency vulnerability (CVE-2026-21806)
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-21806 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | HCL |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-09-18 12:17:24 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-10-14 17:36:23 UTC |
| Description | HCL BigFix Service Management is affected by an Administrative Session Concurrency vulnerability. The application allows multiple simultaneous authenticated sessions for the same administrative account, which could enable an unauthorized attacker to predict or hijack valid session identifiers. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to compromise affected administrative sessions and execute actions with full privileged user permissions. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.001530000 probability, percentile 0.039660000 (date 2026-10-14)
Problem Types: CWE-557 | CWE-557 CWE-557 Concurrency Issues
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 9.8 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 3.1 | LOW | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSS | 3.1 | LOW | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Hcltech | Bigfix Service Management | 27 | - | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | HCL Software | HCL BigFix Service Management | affected Version 27 | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| support.hcl-software.com/csm | [email protected] | support.hcl-software.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.