HCL DevOps Velocity is susceptible to a Denial of Service vulnerability
Priority LOW 30CWE-770Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
Rate limiting for certain API calls is not being enforced, making HCL Velocity vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. An attacker could flood the system with a large number of requests, overwhelming its resources and causing it to become unresponsive to legitimate users. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.1.7.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00299 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed HCL DevOps Velocity (HCLSoftware): 5.1.7
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 | HCL DevOps Velocity | before 5.1.7 | 5.1.7 | Patch available | CNA |
- HCL DevOps Velocity VendorHCL Software Affected before 5.1.7 Fixed in 5.1.7 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA HCL DevOps Velocity (HCLSoftware) Fixed in 5.1.7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-31990
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6245-cpmx-42v7
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Sources
- CVE-2025-31990 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-31990 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6245-cpmx-42v7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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