# CVE-2025-0257: HCL DevOps Deploy / HCL Launch is susceptible to unauthorized access to other services

> Attackers can access other services and sensitive data via the Agent Relay service due to missing authentication in HCL DevOps Deploy.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Apr 2025
- **Updated:** 3 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-29q8-r6j6-rcv6

## What is CVE-2025-0257?

CVE-2025-0257 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in HCL DevOps Deploy / HCL Launch, published on 2 Apr 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

HCL DevOps Deploy / HCL Launch could allow unauthorized access to other services or potential exposure of sensitive data due to missing authentication in its Agent Relay service.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0257?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Hcltechsw Hcl Devops Deploy, Hcltechsw Hcl Launch.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-0257?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0257 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-0257 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0257 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HCL DevOps Deploy / HCL Launch

- [CVE-2025-0255](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0255/): HCL DevOps Deploy / HCL Launch is susceptible to command injection vulnerability (high 7.2)
- [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-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-2025-0257 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-0257 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in HCL DevOps Deploy / HCL Launch, published on 2 Apr 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0257 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-2025-0257/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0257/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-0257
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0257
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-0257

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0257/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.