HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is susceptible to a Configuration – 'Insecure Use of Base Image Version'. Using outdated or insecure base images may introduce known vulnerabilities, potentially increasing the risk of exploitation in the application environment.

HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is affected by a security misconfiguration due to a missing or insecure “X-Content-Type-Options” header. This could allow browsers to perform MIME-type sniffing, potentially causing malicious content to be interpreted and executed incorrectly.

HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) does not adequately sanitize or safely render spreadsheet files (CSV, XLS, XLSX) before processing or distributing them. An attacker could populate data fields which, when saved to a CSV file, may attempt information exfiltration or other malicious activity when automatically executed by the spreadsheet software. Note that current versions of Excel warn users of untrusted content.

HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is vulnerable to insufficiently protected credentials for a short duration while communicating with a backend, internal application which could allow an attacker to potentially misuse them, if exfiltrated. .

HCL BigFix Service Management (SX) is affected by a Broken Access Control vulnerability leading to privilege escalation. This could allow unauthorized users to gain elevated privileges, bypassing intended access restrictions. This may result in exposure of sensitive data or unauthorized system modifications

HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is vulnerable to information exposure due to improper error handling within its reporting module. It was observed that supplying an invalid or out-of-range value to the consumercompany parameter during a report-viewing request causes the application to trigger an unhandled exception.

HHCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is affected by a Cross‑Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. This could lead to unauthorized changes or exposure of sensitive data.

HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) application fails to strip EXIF metadata from uploaded images. This could lead to confidentiality and privacy risks if sensitive location information is unintentionally shared. .

HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is affected by a security misconfiguration due to a missing or insecure “X-Content-Type-Options” header. This could allow browsers to perform MIME-type sniffing, potentially causing malicious content to be interpreted and executed incorrectly.

HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is affected by a security misconfiguration vulnerability due to CSP header. This could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts increasing the risk of cross-site scripting (XSS) and potential exposure of sensitive information.

HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) had directories that were not linked or publicly visible but could be accessed directly. This could allow an increased risk of information disclosure or misuse of sensitive functionality.

HCL BigFix Service Management is susceptible to HTTP Request Smuggling.  HTTP request smuggling vulnerabilities arise when websites route HTTP requests through web servers with inconsistent HTTP parsing. HTTP Smuggling exploits inconsistencies in request parsing between front-end and back-end servers, allowing attackers to bypass security controls and perform attacks like cache poisoning or request hijacking.