CVE-2025-68825Network attack vector

Unauthenticated container escape via permissive defaults

Published Aug 24, 2026 · Updated Aug 24, 2026

Incorrect default permissions in HCLSoftware HCL Hive 1.0 allow remote attackers to escape containers and intercept internal communications. HCL has not disclosed which resource receives the permissive default, the permission values involved, or how network input reaches it. Exploitation requires network reachability but no authentication or user interaction; reported consequences include container escape, lateral movement, and sensitive-communication disclosure.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.23%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect default permissions in HCLSoftware HCL Hive 1.0 allow remote attackers to escape containers and intercept internal communications. HCL has not disclosed which resource receives the permissive default, the permission values involved, or how network input reaches it. Exploitation requires network reachability but no authentication or user interaction; reported consequences include container escape, lateral movement, and sensitive-communication disclosure.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-68825
Published
Aug 24, 2026
Updated
Aug 24, 2026
Vendor
HCLSoftware
Product
HCL Hive
Classifications
CWE-276, T1611
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 24, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 24, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

HCLSoftware · HCL Hiveversion=1.0

Published CVSS scores

7.5HCL SoftwareCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-276Incorrect Default Permissions
T1611Escape to Host

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