9.8

CVE-2025-31991: hclsoftware velocity

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalAnalyzed
Published 13-04-2026Last modified 13-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-31991 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in hclsoftware velocity. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.23%
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. 13-04-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 13-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Rate Limiting for attempting a user login is not being properly enforced, making HCL DevOps Velocity susceptible to brute-force attacks past the unsuccessful login attempt limit.  This vulnerability is fixed in 5.1.7.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.23%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

13%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.23% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.23%

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