Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in HCL Software BigFix Service Management
Priority LOW 23CWE-319Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-319.
Summary
HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) Discovery is vulnerable to unenforced encryption due to port 80 (HTTP) being open, allowing unencrypted access. An attacker with access to the network traffic can sniff packets from the connection and uncover the data.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00087 0th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCL Software | BigFix Service Management (SM) | 23 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- BigFix Service Management (SM) VendorHCL Software Affected 23 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:bigfix_service_management:23.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 23.0 | Vulnerable | HCL Software |
- cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:bigfix_service_management:23.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 23.0 Vulnerable ·HCL Software
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-31981
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p537-crxv-22q7
References
More HCL Software Bigfix Service Management vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-47494 HCL BigFix Service Management is affected by multiple security vulnerabilities. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-40821 HCL BigFix Service Management is affected by multiple security vulnerabilities. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-47495 HCL BigFix Service Management is affected by multiple security vulnerabilities. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-40820 HCL BigFix Service Management is affected by multiple security vulnerabilities. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-17536 HCL BigFix Service Management was affected with Admin Session Concurrency vulnerability (CVE-2026-21806) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-23103 HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is susceptible to a Configuration – 'Insecure Use of… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-31981 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-31981 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p537-crxv-22q7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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