HCL iNotes is susceptible to a Broken Password Strength Checks vulnerability.

published 2022-08-29 4y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-32059

cvss: 5.9; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.6%; EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 48%
public exploits: 0; none known

HCL iNotes is susceptible to a Broken Password Strength Checks vulnerability. Custom password policies are not enforced on certain iNotes forms which could allow users to set weak passwords, leading to easier cracking.

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Exploit prediction

0.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	5.9	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

HCL Software HCL iNotes

Classification

Weakness

CWE-521 Weak Password Requirements

References

support.hcltechsw.com /csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0100217
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-27558
NVD CVE-2022-27558

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