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low 2.5

CVE-2024-42184 json

HCL BigFix Patch Download Plug-ins are affected by insecure support for file URI scheme

published last yr. modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2024-39542

cvss
2.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.1%
EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 3%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

BigFix Patch Download Plug-ins are affected by insecure support for file URI scheme. It could allow a malicious operator to attempt to download files using the file:// URI scheme.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 2.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • HCL Software BigFix Patch Management Download Plug-ins

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-84 Improper Neutralization of Encoded URI Schemes in a Web Page

References

Sources

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