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CVE-2025-31978

Published: May 6, 2026Updated: May 7, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-201
NVD MITRE
4.6CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 96.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:RS:UC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-201

Affected Products

BigFix Service Management (SM)HCL Software
On-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
bigfix service managementhcltech
Mixed
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
hcl softwarecommercialINEnterprise Softwareaka hcl
hcltechcommercialINEnterprise Softwareaka hcl tech, hcltech

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0128144
support.hcl-software.com

Timeline

Published
May 6, 2026
Last Updated
May 7, 2026

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