HCL BigFix Service Management 23 vulnerable third-party component

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in HCL BigFix Service Management 23. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to vulnerable third-party component. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-31973. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HCL BigFix Service Management 23 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a vulnerable third-party component vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-1395. The product has a dependency on a third-party component that contains one or more known vulnerabilities. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is susceptible to a Configuration – 'Insecure Use of Base Image Version'. Using outdated or insecure base images may introduce known vulnerabilities, potentially increasing the risk of exploitation in the application environment.

The advisory is shared at support.hcl-software.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-31973 since 04/01/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly 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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 4.0
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CNA Base Score: 4.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Vulnerable third-party component
CWE: CWE-1395
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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
05/20/2026 +414 days Advisory disclosed
05/20/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/23/2026 +3 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: KB0128144
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-31973 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-31973
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-364865

Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2026 14:19
Updated: 05/23/2026 22:24
Changes: 05/20/2026 14:19 (61), 05/23/2026 22:24 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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