HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is vulnerable to insufficiently protected credentials
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2025-31976 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | HCL |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-05-06 15:16:06 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-07 16:30:53 UTC |
| Description | HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is vulnerable to insufficiently protected credentials for a short duration while communicating with a backend, internal application which could allow an attacker to potentially misuse them, if exfiltrated. . |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 0.000420000 probability, percentile 0.127170000 (date 2026-05-12)
Problem Types: CWE-200 | CWE-522 | CWE-200 CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 4.8 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSS | 4.8 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Hcltech | Bigfix Service Management | 23.0 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | HCL Software | BigFix Service Management SM | affected 23 | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| support.hcl-software.com/csm | [email protected] | support.hcl-software.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
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