CVE-2025-31972 HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is affected by a Sensitive Information Exposure vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers can intercept sensitive data transmitted between internal components due to lack of TLS encryption in HCL BigFix Service Management.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-31972?

CVE-2025-31972 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HCL Software BigFix Service Management (SM), published on 28 Aug 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-319

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-31972?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hcltech Bigfix Service Management.

How do I fix CVE-2025-31972?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-31972 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-31972 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-31972 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gf9w-cppj-hp7c.

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