4.6

CVE-2025-31978: hcl software bigfix service management (sm)

CVSS: 4.6v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 06-05-2026Last modified 06-05-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-31978 is a medium (CVSS 4.6) vulnerability in hcl software bigfix service management (sm). EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.6/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.14%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 06-05-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) does not adequately sanitize or safely render spreadsheet files (CSV, XLS, XLSX) before processing or distributing them. An attacker could populate data fields which, when saved to a CSV file, may attempt information exfiltration or other malicious activity when automatically executed by the spreadsheet software. Note that current versions of Excel warn users of untrusted content.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.14%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

3%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.14% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.14%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Hcl software1 product
Hcltech1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

1 links