CVE-2025-31982Network attack vector

Information disclosure via directly accessible hidden directories

Published May 6, 2026 · Updated May 6, 2026

Information exposure in HCL BigFix Service Management 23 allows remote authenticated users to access unlinked directories directly. The web application treats absence from navigation or public views as protection while still serving direct requests for those directories. Low-privileged network access and user interaction are required; the exposed data and sensitive functions are not publicly identified.

CVSS severity3.7
Low
EPSS probability0.15%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information exposure in HCL BigFix Service Management 23 allows remote authenticated users to access unlinked directories directly. The web application treats absence from navigation or public views as protection while still serving direct requests for those directories. Low-privileged network access and user interaction are required; the exposed data and sensitive functions are not publicly identified.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-31982
Published
May 6, 2026
Updated
May 6, 2026
Vendor
HCLSoftware
Product
HCL BigFix Service Management
Classifications
CWE-200
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

6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.7HCL SoftwareCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

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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-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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