# CVE-2025-62340: HCL iControl was affected by Inadequate Session Timeout vulnerability

> Attackers can hijack user sessions due to inadequate session timeout settings in HCL iControl, potentially leading to unauthorized access.

- **Severity:** Low 3.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 17 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vcpx-24gh-52mr

## What is CVE-2025-62340?

CVE-2025-62340 is a low-severity vulnerability in HCL Software iControl, published on 17 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

HCL iControl was affected by Inadequate Session Timeout vulnerability. The vulnerability involves a security risk where a web application fails to automatically terminate user sessions after a period of inactivity

Weakness: CWE-613 (DEPRECATED: Insufficient Session Expiration)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-62340?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hcltech Icontrol.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-62340?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-62340 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-62340 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-62340 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HCL Software iControl

- [CVE-2025-52612](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-52612/): HCL iControl was affected by Export CSV - CSV Injection vulnerability. (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2026-56567](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-56567/): HCL iControl is affected by multiple security vulnerabilities. (medium 5.1)
- [CVE-2026-56609](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-56609/): HCL iControl is affected by multiple security vulnerabilities(CVE-2026-56608 and CVE-2026-56609). (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2025-52606](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-52606/): HCL iControl was affected by Weak Input Validation vulnerability. . (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2026-56569](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-56569/): HCL iControl is affected by multiple security vulnerabilities. (medium 4.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-62340 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-62340 is a low-severity vulnerability in HCL Software iControl, published on 17 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-62340 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HCL Software iControl. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-62340/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-62340/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-62340
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62340
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-62340

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