CVE-2025-68825: CWE-276 Incorrect default permissions in HCLSoftware HCL Hive
CVE-2025-68825 is a high-severity vulnerability in HCLSoftware's HCL Hive version 1.0 caused by incorrect default permissions. This flaw could allow an attacker to perform unauthorized lateral movement, container breakout, and intercept sensitive internal communications. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating significant impact on confidentiality but no impact on integrity or availability. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
HCL Hive version 1.0 suffers from CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions, which can lead to unauthorized lateral movement within the environment, container breakout, and interception of sensitive internal communications. The vulnerability is network exploitable without privileges or user interaction, affecting confidentiality but not integrity or availability. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N with a score of 7.5. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently provided, and it is not a cloud service, so remediation depends on vendor updates.
Potential Impact
An attacker exploiting this vulnerability could gain unauthorized access to internal resources by moving laterally, escape container isolation boundaries, and intercept sensitive communications within the affected environment. This primarily impacts confidentiality, potentially exposing sensitive data. There is no reported impact on system integrity or availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or workaround is currently documented, organizations should monitor HCLSoftware advisories for updates. Until a fix is available, restricting network access to the affected system and applying strict access controls may help reduce exposure.
CVE-2025-68825: CWE-276 Incorrect default permissions in HCLSoftware HCL Hive
Description
CVE-2025-68825 is a high-severity vulnerability in HCLSoftware's HCL Hive version 1.0 caused by incorrect default permissions. This flaw could allow an attacker to perform unauthorized lateral movement, container breakout, and intercept sensitive internal communications. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating significant impact on confidentiality but no impact on integrity or availability. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
HCL Hive version 1.0 suffers from CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions, which can lead to unauthorized lateral movement within the environment, container breakout, and interception of sensitive internal communications. The vulnerability is network exploitable without privileges or user interaction, affecting confidentiality but not integrity or availability. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N with a score of 7.5. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently provided, and it is not a cloud service, so remediation depends on vendor updates.
Potential Impact
An attacker exploiting this vulnerability could gain unauthorized access to internal resources by moving laterally, escape container isolation boundaries, and intercept sensitive communications within the affected environment. This primarily impacts confidentiality, potentially exposing sensitive data. There is no reported impact on system integrity or availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or workaround is currently documented, organizations should monitor HCLSoftware advisories for updates. Until a fix is available, restricting network access to the affected system and applying strict access controls may help reduce exposure.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- HCL
- Date Reserved
- 2025-12-24T13:23:45.321Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a8c68d6acd9273b49c4d33e
Added to database: 08/24/2026, 15:52:54 UTC
Last enriched: 08/24/2026, 16:07:58 UTC
Last updated: 08/24/2026, 17:01:31 UTC
Views: 4
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