HCL AION 2.0 Image Parser improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in HCL AION 2.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component Image Parser. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authentication. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-52638. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in HCL AION 2.0. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Image Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

HCL AION is affected by a vulnerability where generated containers may execute binaries with root-level privileges. Running containers with root privileges may increase the potential security risk, as it grants elevated permissions within the container environment. Aligning container configurations with security best practices requires minimizing privileges and avoiding root-level execution wherever possible.

The advisory is available at support.hcl-software.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-52638 since 06/18/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

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

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Productinfo

Vendor

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AION

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License

commercial

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.0
VulDB Temp Score: 3.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/18/2025 CVE reserved
03/16/2026 +271 days Advisory disclosed
03/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/27/2026 +11 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: KB0129410
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-52638 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-52638
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-351262

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2026 15:51
Updated: 03/27/2026 19:00
Changes: 03/16/2026 15:51 (63), 03/20/2026 22:23 (2), 03/27/2026 19:00 (11)
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