HCL BigFix Service Management 23 Discovery cleartext transmission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in HCL BigFix Service Management 23. This affects an unknown function of the component Discovery. Executing a manipulation can lead to cleartext transmission. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-31981. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in HCL BigFix Service Management 23. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Discovery. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext transmission vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-319. The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at support.hcl-software.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-31981 since 04/01/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1040 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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-2026-1186). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • HCL BigFix

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.5

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.7
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cleartext transmission
CWE: CWE-319 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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
04/21/2026 +385 days Advisory disclosed
04/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/22/2026 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: KB0127605
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-31981 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-31981
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-358498
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-1186 - HCL BigFix: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2026 18:19
Updated: 04/22/2026 03:53
Changes: 04/21/2026 18:19 (63), 04/22/2026 03:53 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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