What is CVE-2025-52638?

CVE-2025-52638 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hcl Aion, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2026-03-16.

How severe is CVE-2025-52638?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Hcl Aion

CVE-2025-52638

HCL AION is affected by a vulnerability where generated containers may execute binaries with root-level privileges. Running containers with root privileges may increase the potential security risk, as it grants elevated permissions within…

EPSS: 0.001 (2.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Hcl Aion — versions 2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-345 — Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

References

psirt@hcl.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-52638?: CVE-2025-52638 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hcl Aion, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2026-03-16.
How severe is CVE-2025-52638?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.