CVE-2025-31973

Application compromise via outdated container base image

Published May 20, 2026 · Updated May 20, 2026

Security misconfiguration in HCL BigFix Service Management 23 exposes deployments to known flaws through an outdated container base image. The vendor identifies the base image version as insecure but does not disclose the image, embedded packages, or downstream vulnerabilities that create the exposure. HCL's assessment requires high local privileges and user interaction, while the resulting confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact depends on the undisclosed downstream flaw.

CVSS severity4.0
Medium
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Security misconfiguration in HCL BigFix Service Management 23 exposes deployments to known flaws through an outdated container base image. The vendor identifies the base image version as insecure but does not disclose the image, embedded packages, or downstream vulnerabilities that create the exposure. HCL's assessment requires high local privileges and user interaction, while the resulting confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact depends on the undisclosed downstream flaw.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-31973
Published
May 20, 2026
Updated
May 20, 2026
Vendor
HCLSoftware
Product
HCL BigFix Service Management
Classifications
CWE-1395
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 20, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 20, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=23

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

HCLSoftware · HCL BigFix Service Managementversion=23

Published CVSS scores

4.0HCL SoftwareCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-1395Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component

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