[NEW] [medium] HCL BigFix AEX: Vulnerability enables Denial of Service
A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit a vulnerability in HCL BigFix AEX to conduct a Denial of Service attack.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A remote, anonymous attacker can trigger a Denial of Service condition in HCL BigFix AEX.
- Who is affected
- All deployments of HCL BigFix AEX are affected.
- Urgency
- Medium urgency; the vulnerability is not known to be exploited, but allows unauthenticated denial of service.
- Action
- Apply security updates from HCL to resolve CVE-2021-32640.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-2948
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2021-326402.8% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 85% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-32640 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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