CVE-2025-31996 (GCVE-0-2025-31996)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-13 03:46 – Updated: 2025-10-14 13:40
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Summary
HCL Unica Platform is affected by unprotected files due to improper access controls.  These files may contain sensitive information such as private or system information that can be exploited by attackers to compromise the application, infrastructure, or users.
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-552 - Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
Assigner
HCL
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
HCL Software Unica Platform Affected: <= 25.1
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