CVE-2025-31991 HCL DevOps Velocity is susceptible to brute-force attacks
Attackers can bypass login rate limits to perform brute-force attacks and potentially take over user accounts in HCL DevOps Velocity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-31991?
CVE-2025-31991 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HCLSoftware Velocity, published on 13 Apr 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Rate Limiting for attempting a user login is not being properly enforced, making HCL DevOps Velocity susceptible to brute-force attacks past the unsuccessful login attempt limit. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.1.7.
Weakness: CWE-307
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-31991?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hcltech Devops Velocity.
How do I fix CVE-2025-31991?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-31991 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-31991 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-31991 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HCLSoftware Velocity
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3gpw-5r2f-ch38.