HCL Nomad for web is affected by cryptographic validation of local data access that can be circumvented

published 2023-08-10 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-27442

cvss: 6.6; 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 7%
public exploits: 0; none known

If certain local files are manipulated in a certain manner, the validation to use the cryptographic keys can be circumvented.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

hcltech hcl_nomad 1.0.7

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-10-09)

Exploit prediction

0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.6	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD	3.1	7.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected products

HCL Software HCL Nomad for web

References

support.hcltechsw.com /csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0106600
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-23342
NVD CVE-2023-23342

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Summary