Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-31972

HCL BigFix SM is affected by a Sensitive Information Exposure vulnerability where internal connections do not use TLS encryption which could allow an attacker unauthorized access t

Published Aug 28, 2025 · catalog updated Aug 28, 2025 · HCL Software BigFix Service Management (SM)

Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-31972. EPSS is 0.09%. Act only if a listed version of HCL Software BigFix Service Management (SM) is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.09%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor HCL Software BigFix Service Management (SM) 23

HCL BigFix SM is affected by a Sensitive Information Exposure vulnerability where internal connections do not use TLS encryption which could allow an attacker unauthorized access to sensitive data transmitted between internal components.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor HCL Software BigFix Service Management (SM) 2323

How to fix CVE-2025-31972

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-31972. EPSS is 0.09%. Act only if a listed version of HCL Software BigFix Service Management (SM) is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with HCL Software BigFix Service Management (SM) 23 23. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.09%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 28, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    HCL BigFix SM is affected by a Sensitive Information Exposure vulnerability where internal connections do not use TLS encryption which could allow an attacker unauthorized access to sensitive data transmitted between internal components.

  2. Aug 28, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    HCL BigFix SM is affected by a Sensitive Information Exposure vulnerability where internal connections do not use TLS encryption which could allow an attacker unauthorized access to sensitive data transmitted between internal components.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-31972

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-31972

    30-day exploitation probability 0.09%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-26120

    HCL BigFix SM is affected by a Sensitive Information Exposure vulnerability where internal connections do not use TLS encryption which could allow an attacker unauthorized access to sensitive data transmitted between internal components.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 29, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 22, 2026
  • EUVDOct 22, 2026