VDB-385087 · CVE-2026-56571 · GCVE-0-2026-56571

HCL iControl null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HCL iControl and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-56571. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HCL iControl (the affected version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

HCL iControl was affected by Improper Error Handling vulnerabilities. It involves Out of memory, null pointer exceptions, system call failure, database unavailable, network timeout, and hundreds of other common conditions can cause errors to be generated.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.hcl-software.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-56571 since 06/22/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Name

iControl

License

commercial

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/22/2026 CVE reserved
07/31/2026 +39 days Advisory disclosed
07/31/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/31/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: support.hcl-software.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-56571 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-56571
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-385087

Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2026 17:58
Changes: 07/31/2026 17:58 (50)
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Cache ID: 216::103