CVE-2025-31984 Misconfiguration in BigFix Service Management (SM)

Low 3.7 Published Updated

Missing X-Content-Type-Options header allows MIME sniffing, potentially leading to malicious content execution in browsers.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-31984?

CVE-2025-31984 is a low-severity vulnerability in HCL BigFix Service Management (SM), published on 6 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is affected by a security misconfiguration due to a missing or insecure “X-Content-Type-Options” header. This could allow browsers to perform MIME-type sniffing, potentially causing malicious content to be interpreted and executed incorrectly.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-31984?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hcltech Bigfix Service Management.

How do I fix CVE-2025-31984?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-31984 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-31984 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-31984 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jfx8-f9m6-qfgw.

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