Description

HCL IntelliOps Event Management (IEM) is affected by a least privileges violation which could allow an attacker to access the resource with the elevated privilege that could not be accessed with the attacker's original privileges.

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Additional Metadata

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  "score": "6.6",
  "pubDate": "2026-08-20T13:16:48.503Z",
  "pubdate": "2026-08-20T13:16:48.503Z",
  "executiveSummary": "HCL IntelliOps Event Management (IEM) is affected by a least privileges violation vulnerability that compromises access control enforcement within the application architecture.\nThe vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker possessing limited privileges to access restricted resources, execute unauthorized operations, and leverage elevated privileges that exceed their assigned authorization scope.\nThis security flaw impacts HCL IntelliOps Event Management (IEM) deployments by bypassing intended role-based access control (RBAC) mechanisms.\nThe risk implications include unauthorized data exposure, potential manipulation of critical event management workflows, and horizontal or vertical privilege escalation.\nAn attacker must possess initial access to the system with low-privileged credentials to exploit the flaw, successfully bypassing security boundaries due to improper privilege verification during resource access requests.\nExploitation of this least privileges violation requires no complex user interaction beyond standard session authentication within the affected application environment.",
  "technicalDetails": "The vulnerability stems from an insufficient implementation of the principle of least privilege within HCL IntelliOps Event Management (IEM), specifically residing in the authorization logic governing resource access controls.\nThe root cause involves the application failing to adequately validate the requester's security context, roles, and permissions against the requested resource metadata or backend functional endpoints.\nWhen a low-privileged authenticated user issues an HTTP request or invokes an internal API method to access a sensitive resource, the application improperly authorizes the transaction without enforcing strict privilege checks.\nConsequently, the access control layer grants execution rights or data retrieval capabilities normally restricted to administrative or higher-privileged security tiers.\nThe attack flow proceeds as follows: First, the attacker authenticates to HCL IntelliOps Event Management (IEM) using standard low-privileged credentials. Second, the attacker identifies targeted restricted resources, functions, or operational endpoints through application mapping or interface inspection. Third, the attacker crafts an explicit request directed at these restricted resources. Fourth, the application processes the request, bypasses the necessary validation of the user's authorization boundaries, and returns the restricted data or executes the elevated operation.\nThis flaw facilitates unauthorized post-exploitation activities, including potential access to sensitive system configurations, operational telemetry, and privileged management functions, thereby undermining the overall integrity and confidentiality of the IEM deployment."
}