CVE-2025-55252Network attack vector

Unauthorized access via guessable passwords

Published Jan 19, 2026 · Updated Jan 19, 2026

Weak password requirements in HCL AION 2 allow attackers to gain unauthorized access by guessing permitted low-strength passwords. HCL has not published the affected password-validation locus or the specific rules that fail to reject low-strength passwords. HCL's assessment requires network access, high privileges, and user interaction, and bounds the impact to limited data disclosure and modification.

CVSS severity3.1
Low
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Weak password requirements in HCL AION 2 allow attackers to gain unauthorized access by guessing permitted low-strength passwords. HCL has not published the affected password-validation locus or the specific rules that fail to reject low-strength passwords. HCL's assessment requires network access, high privileges, and user interaction, and bounds the impact to limited data disclosure and modification.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-55252
Published
Jan 19, 2026
Updated
Jan 19, 2026
Vendor
HCL Software
Product
HCL AION
Classifications
CWE-521, T1110
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 19, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

HCL Software · HCL AIONversion=2

Published CVSS scores

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

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-521Weak Password Requirements
T1110Brute Force

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