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CVE-2025-31981: HCLSoftware BigFix Service Management (SM) · Cleartext Transmission

Affects HCLSoftware BigFix Service Management (SM)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.08% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 0% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 21 Apr 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
HCLSoftwareBigFix Service Management (SM)Affected
  • =23
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until an official fix is available, it is recommended to disable HTTP access on port 80 and enforce HTTPS to ensure encryption of data in transit. Network segmentation or use of VPNs to restrict access to the service may reduce exposure.

Description

HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) Discovery is vulnerable to unenforced encryption due to port 80 (HTTP) being open, allowing unencrypted access.  An attacker with access to the network traffic can sniff packets from the connection and uncover the data.

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