HCL AION 2 weak password

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in HCL AION 2. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes weak password. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-55252. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in HCL AION 2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a weak password vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-521. The product does not require that users should have strong passwords, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

HCL AION  version 2 is affected by a Weak Password Policy vulnerability. This can  allow the use of easily guessable passwords, potentially resulting in unauthorized access

The advisory is shared at support.hcl-software.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-55252 since 08/12/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1552 for this issue.

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 EUVD (EUVD-2026-3199). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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

VulDB Base Score: 2.0
VulDB Temp Score: 2.0
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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CNA Base Score: 3.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Weak password
CWE: CWE-521
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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

08/12/2025 CVE reserved
01/19/2026 +160 days Advisory disclosed
01/19/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/31/2026 +12 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb0127995
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-55252 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-55252
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-341821
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/19/2026 19:42
Updated: 01/31/2026 04:35
Changes: 01/19/2026 19:42 (62), 01/20/2026 05:33 (1), 01/31/2026 04:35 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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