CVE-2025-31953Network attack vector

Confidential-data exposure via embedded credentials

Published Jul 24, 2025 · Updated Jul 25, 2025

Hard-coded credentials in HCL iAutomate 6.5.1 allow remote authenticated users to obtain confidential data over the network. HCL has not identified the component, credential type, storage location, or operation that embeds or transmits the credentials. Exploitation requires low-privileged access and no user interaction; disclosure can permit unauthorized access to confidential information, while availability impact is not reported.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability0.26%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Hard-coded credentials in HCL iAutomate 6.5.1 allow remote authenticated users to obtain confidential data over the network. HCL has not identified the component, credential type, storage location, or operation that embeds or transmits the credentials. Exploitation requires low-privileged access and no user interaction; disclosure can permit unauthorized access to confidential information, while availability impact is not reported.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-31953
Published
Jul 24, 2025
Updated
Jul 25, 2025
Vendor
HCL Software
Product
HCL iAutomate
Classifications
CWE-798, T1078
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 24, 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=6.5.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

HCL Software · HCL iAutomateversion=6.5.1

Published CVSS scores

7.1HCL SoftwareCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials
T1078Valid Accounts

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