HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) does not adequately sanitize or safely render (CVE-2025-31978) | HOL Guard CVE

Medium · CVSS 4.6CVE-2025-31978

HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) does not adequately sanitize or safely render

Answer in brief

CVE-2025-31978 records a Medium severity (CVSS 4.6) vulnerability in HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) does not adequately sanitize or safely render. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps HCL Software/BigFix Service Management (SM) (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published May 6, 2026Updated Jun 29, 2026Source checked Sep 19, 2026First seen by HOL Jun 29, 2026Material review Jun 29, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Medium · CVSS 4.6
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 4.6. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps HCL Software/BigFix Service Management (SM) (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
HCL Software/BigFix Service Management (SM)generic	23	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for HCL Software/BigFix Service Management (SM).
Review the reported fix. Monitor this advisory for an available fix and review any installs of the affected package.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
May 6, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Jun 29, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Jun 29, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Source referencesupport.hcl-software.com

Upstream source description

HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) does not adequately sanitize or safely render spreadsheet files (CSV, XLS, XLSX) before processing or distributing them. An attacker could populate data fields which, when saved to a CSV file, may attempt information exfiltration or other malicious activity when automatically executed by the spreadsheet software. Note that current versions of Excel warn users of untrusted content.

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