Vulnerability · Published Nov 5, 2025 · Assigned by HCL

CVE-2025-55278HCL DevOps Loop is susceptible to an improper authentication vulnerability

High 8.1

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in DevOps Loop from HCL Software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 10% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 90.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper authentication in the API authentication middleware of HCL DevOps Loop allows authentication tokens to be accepted without proper validation of their expiration and cryptographic signature. As a result, an attacker could potentially use expired or tampered tokens to gain unauthorized access to sensitive resources and perform actions with elevated privileges.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
HCL Software DevOps Loop 1.0.2

Weakness: CWE-613, CWE-347 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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