CVE-2024-42197 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-42197: HCL Workload Scheduler is vulnerable to plain text storage of a password

Vendor Hcl Software
Product Workload Scheduler
Weakness CWE-256
Published December 11, 2025
Last update December 11, 2025
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CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

HCL Workload Scheduler stores user credentials in plain text which can be read by a local user.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 11, 2025 CVE published
December 11, 2025 Record updated