HCL Launch container images may contain non-unique https certificates and database encryption key

published 2022-10-31 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-14525

cvss: 5.9; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 14%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

hcltech hcl_launch_container_image 7.1.0.1

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 18 mo ago (2025-05-02)

Exploit prediction

0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	5.9	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

HCL Software HCL Launch

Classification

Weakness

CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

References

support.hcltechsw.com /csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0101093
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-27784
NVD CVE-2021-27784

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Summary