5.3

CVE-2025-31981: hclsoftware bigfix service management (sm)

CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 21-04-2026Last modified 21-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-31981 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in hclsoftware bigfix service management (sm). EPSS estimates a 0.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 0.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.09%
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. 21-04-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 21-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.09%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

0%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.09% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.09%

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

Hclsoftware1 product
Hcltech1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

1 links