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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-52638

HCL AION is affected by a vulnerability where generated containers may execute binaries with root-level privileges.

Published Mar 16, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · HCL AION is affected

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-52638. EPSS is 0.13%. Act only if a listed version of HCL AION is affected is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (HCL AION is affected).
  • 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.
Severity
High7.2
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.13%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe hcl/aion

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.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe hcl/aionversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2025-52638

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-2025-52638. EPSS is 0.13%. Act only if a listed version of HCL AION is affected is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. EPSS 0.13%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 16, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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 wherev

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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 wherev

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-52638

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-52638

    30-day exploitation probability 0.1%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-52638

    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 conta

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.