CVE-2025-0252Network attack vector

Password disclosure via unprotected network transmission

Published Jul 25, 2025 · Updated Jul 25, 2025

Cleartext transmission in HCL IntelliOps Event Management 1.2 allows remote authenticated users to obtain passwords during transit. HCL has not published the affected component, protocol, or operation that sends the password without adequate protection. Exploitation requires low privileges, user interaction, and access to the affected transmission path; reported impact is limited to disclosure.

CVSS severity2.6
Low
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Cleartext transmission in HCL IntelliOps Event Management 1.2 allows remote authenticated users to obtain passwords during transit. HCL has not published the affected component, protocol, or operation that sends the password without adequate protection. Exploitation requires low privileges, user interaction, and access to the affected transmission path; reported impact is limited to disclosure.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-0252
Published
Jul 25, 2025
Updated
Jul 25, 2025
Vendor
HCL Software
Product
BigFix
Classifications
CWE-319, T1557
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 25, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 25, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

HCL Software · BigFixversion=1.2

Published CVSS scores

2.6HCL SoftwareCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-319Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
T1557Adversary-in-the-Middle

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Technologies

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