CVE-2025-31977 A cryptographic weakness has been identified in the HCL BigFix Service Management (SM)

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

An attacker with network access can decrypt or manipulate encrypted communications in HCL BigFix SM due to weak encryption algorithms.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-31977?

CVE-2025-31977 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HCL Software BigFix Service Management (SM), published on 28 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

HCL BigFix SM is affected by cryptographic weakness due to weak or outdated encryption algorithms.  An attacker with network access could exploit this weakness to decrypt or manipulate encrypted communications under certain conditions.

Weakness: CWE-311

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-31977?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hcltech Bigfix Service Management.

How do I fix CVE-2025-31977?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-31977 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-31977 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-31977 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6r63-35xr-975q.

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