# CVE-2025-0255: HCL DevOps Deploy / HCL Launch is susceptible to command injection vulnerability

> Remote authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary system commands via crafted input in HCL DevOps Deploy.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Mar 2025
- **Updated:** 24 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f2mq-hmp6-h34w

## What is CVE-2025-0255?

CVE-2025-0255 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in HCL DevOps Deploy / HCL Launch, published on 24 Mar 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

HCL DevOps Deploy / HCL Launch could allow a remote privileged authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system by sending specially crafted input containing special elements.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0255?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Hcltechsw Hcl Devops Deploy, Hcltechsw Hcl Launch.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-0255?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0255 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-0255 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0255 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HCL DevOps Deploy / HCL Launch

- [CVE-2026-56460](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-56460/): HCL DevOps Deploy / HCL Launch is susceptible to an Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-0257](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0257/): HCL DevOps Deploy / HCL Launch is susceptible to unauthorized access to other services (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-23558](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23558/): HCL DevOps Deploy / HCL Launch does not invalidate all session authentication cookies after logout (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2026-56459](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-56459/): HCL DevOps Deploy / HCL Launch is susceptible to sensitive information disclosure (medium 6.2)
- [CVE-2024-23550](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23550/): HCL DevOps Deploy / HCL Launch (UCD) may be vulnerable to sensitive information disclosure (medium 6.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-0255 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-0255 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in HCL DevOps Deploy / HCL Launch, published on 24 Mar 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0255 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HCL DevOps Deploy / HCL Launch. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0255/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0255/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-0255
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0255
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-0255

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0255/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.