# CVE-2022-27544: HCL BigFix Web Reports authorized users may see sensitive information in clear text

> Authorized users can view SMTP credentials in clear text, exposing sensitive configuration data to potential misuse.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 8 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fc76-hxx9-92hh

## What is CVE-2022-27544?

CVE-2022-27544 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HCL BigFix, published on 19 Jul 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

BigFix Web Reports authorized users may see SMTP credentials in clear text.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27544?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hcltech Bigfix Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-27544?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27544 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-27544 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27544 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HCL BigFix

- [CVE-2026-21765](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-21765/): HCL BigFix Platform is affected by insecure permissions on private cryptographic keys (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-37519](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37519/): HCL BigFix Platform is affected by Unathenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2023-37520](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37520/): HCL BigFix Platform is affected by Unathenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2020-14254](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14254/): Weak cryptography in HCL BigFix Inventory (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-42453](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42453/): HCL BigFix Platform is affected by insufficient warnings (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-27544 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-27544 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HCL BigFix, published on 19 Jul 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27544 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HCL BigFix. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27544/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27544/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-27544
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27544
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-27544

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27544/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.