Vulnerability · Published Apr 21, 2026 · Assigned by HCL
CVE-2025-31981HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) Discovery is vulnerable to unenforced encryption
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in BigFix Service Management (SM) from HCLSoftware. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 0% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)<0.1%top 99.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| HCLSoftware | BigFix Service Management (SM) | 23 |
Weakness: CWE-319 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N