Vulnerability in Hcl Software Bigfix Service Management (Sm)

CVE-2025-31977

HCL BigFix SM is affected by cryptographic weakness due to weak or outdated encryption algorithms.  An attacker with network access could exploit this weakness to decrypt or manipulate encrypted communications under certain conditions.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (0.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 0.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-31977: held from 0.001 to 0.001.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-31977?
CVE-2025-31977 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hcl Software Bigfix Service Management (Sm), classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-08-28.
How severe is CVE-2025-31977?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-31977 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.