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CVE-2026-21752NVD status: Deferred

HCL Hive: Use of Unmaintained Third Party Components

CVE-2026-21752 is a high-severity use of unmaintained third party components vulnerability in HCL Hive from HCLSoftware, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. Affected HCL Hive versions: 1.0. The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.

Next patch cycle

High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.

What to do

  1. Check which version of HCL Hive you run against the affected versions below, and install the vendor's latest release.
  2. Until you can update, restrict network access to the affected service so it is not reachable from untrusted networks.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
HCLSoftwareHCL Hive1.0Not stated

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
NoneNo account or login is needed.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
NoneNothing can be modified.
Availability
NoneAvailability is not affected.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. Scored by CNA (hcl.com).

Official description

HCL Hive is affected by a use of vulnerable third-party components which could allow an attacker unauthorized access or compromise of the system by exploiting publicly documented security flaws.

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Use of Unmaintained Third Party Components

The product relies on third-party components that are not actively supported or maintained by the original developer or a trusted proxy for the original developer.

More Use of Unmaintained Third Party Components vulnerabilities (CWE-1104)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: yes, technical impact: partial).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

Other vulnerabilities in HCL Hive

All HCL Hive vulnerabilities

Recent Use of Unmaintained Third Party Components vulnerabilities

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