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CVE-2021-27784 (GCVE-0-2021-27784)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-31 22:05 – Updated: 2025-05-02 17:39
VLAI
Title
HCL Launch container images may contain non-unique https certificates and database encryption key
Summary
The provided HCL Launch Container images contain non-unique HTTPS certificates and a database encryption key. The fix provides directions and tools to replace the non-unique keys and certificates. This does not affect the standard installer packages.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-02 17:38 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-327 - Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
HCL Software HCL Launch Affected: 7.0.0.0 - 7.0.52; 7.1.0.0 - 7.1.0.1.ifix01; 7.2.0.0 - 7.2.3.0
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Date Public
2022-10-19 00:00
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