Affects HCL BigFix AEX, an enterprise endpoint/patch management product; exploitation can expose data or compromise managed systems across organizations.
CVE-2026-67073
Unrestricted file upload and access-control flaw in HCL BigFix AEX allowing data theft or system compromise
Is CVE-2026-67073 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-67073 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked.
How severe is CVE-2026-67073?
CVE-2026-67073 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.6. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-67073?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-67073, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-67073 affect?
CVE-2026-67073 affects HCL BigFix AEX. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-67073?
Apply vendor patch/mitigations, restrict upload access, and review logs
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Attackers can upload malicious/unauthorized files and download uploaded content, enabling data exfiltration, unauthorized access, or system compromise.
Immediate action required
- affectedv13.0.0.1
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.