CVE-2022-38659 — In specific scenarios, on Windows the operator credentials may be encrypted in a

In specific scenarios, on Windows the operator credentials may be encrypted in a manner that is not completely machine-dependent.

01What is this vulnerability?

In specific scenarios, on Windows the operator credentials may be encrypted in a manner that is not completely machine-dependent.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
HCL Software	BigFix Platform	9.5 - 9.5.20, 10 - 10.0.7

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2022-12-17T18:44:57.327Z
• Last modified: 2025-04-17T15:08:02.457Z

09References

• support.hcltechsw.com — https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0102049