CVE-2025-55263Network attack vector

Secret disclosure via hardcoded sensitive data

Published Mar 26, 2026 · Updated Mar 26, 2026

Hardcoded credentials in HCL Aftermarket DPC 1.0.0 allow remote authenticated users to retrieve secrets exposed in application source code. HCL has not identified the affected files, secret types, or runtime path; it states only that sensitive values are embedded in source code or insecure repositories. Access to that source or repository exposes the embedded secrets, while the published record reports no direct data modification impact.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.19%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Hardcoded credentials in HCL Aftermarket DPC 1.0.0 allow remote authenticated users to retrieve secrets exposed in application source code. HCL has not identified the affected files, secret types, or runtime path; it states only that sensitive values are embedded in source code or insecure repositories. Access to that source or repository exposes the embedded secrets, while the published record reports no direct data modification impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-55263
Published
Mar 26, 2026
Updated
Mar 26, 2026
Vendor
HCLSoftware
Product
HCL Aftermarket DPC
Classifications
CWE-798, T1552.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 26, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=version 1.0.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

HCLSoftware · HCL Aftermarket DPCversion=version 1.0.0

Published CVSS scores

7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
7.3HCL SoftwareCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials
T1552.001Credentials In Files

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