CVE-2025-31972 (GCVE-0-2025-31972)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-28 16:50 – Updated: 2025-08-28 17:14
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is affected by a Sensitive Information Exposure vulnerability
Summary
HCL BigFix SM is affected by a Sensitive Information Exposure vulnerability where internal connections do not use TLS encryption which could allow an attacker unauthorized access to sensitive data transmitted between internal components.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-08-28 17:14 UTC
CWE
- CWE-319 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCL Software | BigFix Service Management (SM) |
Affected:
23
(Framework)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2025-08-28 16:46
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