CVE-2025-31959Network attack vector

Sensitive image metadata disclosure via unstripped EXIF

Published May 6, 2026 · Updated May 6, 2026

Information disclosure in HCL BigFix Service Management 23 allows remote authenticated users to read EXIF metadata from uploaded images. The image-upload pipeline stores and serves image files without removing embedded EXIF fields such as location data. The published assessment requires low-privileged access and user interaction, and exposure is limited to metadata already embedded in the image.

CVSS severity3.5
Low
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in HCL BigFix Service Management 23 allows remote authenticated users to read EXIF metadata from uploaded images. The image-upload pipeline stores and serves image files without removing embedded EXIF fields such as location data. The published assessment requires low-privileged access and user interaction, and exposure is limited to metadata already embedded in the image.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-31959
Published
May 6, 2026
Updated
May 6, 2026
Vendor
HCLSoftware
Product
HCL BigFix Service Management
Classifications
CWE-1230, T1213
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 6, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 6, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=23

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

HCLSoftware · HCL BigFix Service Managementversion=23

Published CVSS scores

3.5HCL SoftwareCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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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-1230Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Metadata
T1213Data from Information Repositories

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