HCL BigFix Service Management 23 missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in HCL BigFix Service Management 23. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to missing encryption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-31977. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HCL BigFix Service Management 23 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

HCL BigFix SM is affected by cryptographic weakness due to weak or outdated encryption algorithms.  An attacker with network access could exploit this weakness to decrypt or manipulate encrypted communications under certain conditions.

The advisory is shared for download at support.hcl-software.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-31977 since 04/01/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1930). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

  • HCL BigFix

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Temp Score: 3.1
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 6.5
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing encryption
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/01/2025 CVE reserved
08/28/2025 +149 days Advisory disclosed
08/28/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/29/2025 +62 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: KB0123631
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-31977 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-31977
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-321800
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1930 - HCL BigFix: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Umgehen von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen

Entryinfo

Created: 08/28/2025 21:03
Updated: 10/29/2025 21:12
Changes: 08/28/2025 21:03 (62), 09/01/2025 05:28 (7), 10/29/2025 21:12 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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