HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) does not adequately sanitize or safely render
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2025-31978 |
|---|---|
| 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 16:26:10 UTC |
| Description | HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) does not adequately sanitize or safely render spreadsheet files (CSV, XLS, XLSX) before processing or distributing them. An attacker could populate data fields which, when saved to a CSV file, may attempt information exfiltration or other malicious activity when automatically executed by the spreadsheet software. Note that current versions of Excel warn users of untrusted content. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 4.6 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS: 0.000290000 probability, percentile 0.084730000 (date 2026-05-12)
Problem Types: CWE-201 | CWE-201 CWE-201: Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 4.6 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSS | 4.6 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
RequiredScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
LowAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/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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