CVE-2025-55252 HCL AION is affected by a Weak Password Policy vulnerability
Weak password policy in HCL AION allows easily guessable passwords, potentially leading to unauthorized access and account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-55252?
CVE-2025-55252 is a low-severity vulnerability in HCL Software AION, published on 19 Jan 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
HCL AION version 2 is affected by a Weak Password Policy vulnerability. This can allow the use of easily guessable passwords, potentially resulting in unauthorized access
Weakness: CWE-521
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-55252?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hcltech Aion.
How do I fix CVE-2025-55252?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-55252 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-55252 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-55252 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HCL Software AION
- CVE-2025-52650 HCL AION is susceptible to Inline script execution allowed in CSP vulnerability
- CVE-2025-52632 HCL AION is susceptible to Missing Secure Attribute in Encrypted Session (SSL) Cookie vulnerability
- CVE-2025-52644 HCL AION is affected by a vulnerability where certain user actions are not adequately audited or logged.
- CVE-2025-52627 HCL AION is susceptible to Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
- CVE-2025-52624 HCL AION is susceptible to Bypass of the script allow list configuration vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cfwp-mmqm-9vrh.