CVE-2025-31973
📛 CVE Title
HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is susceptible to a Configuration – 'Insecure Use of Base Image Version'
Description
HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is susceptible to a Configuration – 'Insecure Use of Base Image Version'. Using outdated or insecure base images may introduce known vulnerabilities, potentially increasing the risk of exploitation in the application environment.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- HCL
- CVSS severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS score
- 4.0 / 10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L- Effective score
- 4.0 / 10 MEDIUM source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-1395 - Reserved
- 2025-04-01
- Published
- 2026-05-20 11:25 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-05-20 12:51 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2025/31xxx/CVE-2025-31973.json
- Linked Threat
- CVE-2025-31973 — CVE-2025-31973
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
Layer NVD adds on top of the CNA's CVE record — published / last-modified timestamps, exploitability / impact subscores, and the FIRST.org EPSS probability that this CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days.
- NVD published
- 2026-05-20 12:16:20 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-05-20 19:11:42 UTC
- NVD CVSS v3.1
- 4.0 / 10 MEDIUM source: psirt@hcl.com
- NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L- Exploitability subscore
- 0.6 / 10
- Impact subscore
- 3.4 / 10
- EPSS score
- 0.0003 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 7.47% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-05-24
NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-05-25 00:30 UTC. Re-run the 🛰 Backfill from NVD button above to refresh.
European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
-
EUVD-2025-209905 - Assigner
- HCL
- Published
- May 20, 2026, 11:25:44 AM
- Updated
- May 20, 2026, 12:51:05 PM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1)
-
4.0 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.0300
- Vendors
- HCL
- Products
-
BigFix Service Management (SM) (23)
- Aliases
-
GHSA-4m6q-wqc9-g2m5
ENISA description: HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is susceptible to a Configuration – 'Insecure Use of Base Image Version'. Using outdated or insecure base images may introduce known vulnerabilities, potentially increasing the risk of exploitation in the application environment.
EUVD references (1)
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCL | BigFix Service Management (SM) |
23 (affected)
|
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Affected products — CPE 2.3 (1) NVD
NVD's normalized CPE 2.3 matchers, used by vendor tools (vulnerability scanners, asset managers) for automated detection. Compare with the CNA's free-text "Affected products" section above.
cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:bigfix_service_management:23.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendor references (1)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
MITRE references (1) cveawg.mitre.org
Pulled from MITRE's CVE Services API by the 🛰 Backfill from MITRE button.
Web references (4)
DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-31973 tenable:nvd.nist.gov
- https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0128144 tenable:support.hcl-software.com
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-31973 tenable:www.cve.org
- https://www.first.org/epss/ tenable:www.first.org
NVD-tagged references (1)
Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.
- https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0128144 psirt@hcl.com Vendor Advisory
Remediations (17)
Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.
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web:app.opencve.io
HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is susceptible to a Configuration - 'Insecure Use of Base Image Version'. Using outdated or insecure base images may introduce known vulnerabilities, potentially increasing the risk of exploitation in the application environment.
2026-05-23 22:19 UTC -
web:cvetodo.com
CVE-2025-31973 is a CVSS 4 medium-severity vulnerability in HCL products. Full technical analysis, mitigations , and exploit status — updated in real time.
2026-05-23 22:19 UTC -
web:dbugs.ptsecurity.com
Details on CVE-2025-31973 : Bigfix Service Management. Includes CVSS score, affected versions, and references.
2026-05-23 22:19 UTC -
web:github.com
Description HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is susceptible to a Configuration - 'Insecure Use of Base Image Version'. Using outdated or insecure base images may introduce known vulnerabilities, potentially increasing the risk of exploitation in the application environment.
2026-05-23 22:19 UTC -
web:nvd.nist.gov
An official website of the United States government Here's how you know
2026-05-23 22:19 UTC -
web:portal.msrc.microsoft.com
The Security Update Guide provides information on the latest Microsoft security updates, helping users understand and address potential vulnerabilities effectively.
2026-05-23 22:19 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
This Critical Patch Update contains 481 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that an MOS note summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at April 2026 Critical Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.
2026-05-23 22:19 UTC -
web:www.rapid7.com
Microsoft is addressing 67 vulnerabilities this June 2025 Patch Tuesday. Learn more about the findings in this Patch Tuesday.
2026-05-23 22:19 UTC -
web:www.thehackerwire.com
CVE-2025-31973 is a Medium severity vulnerability (CVSS 4). HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is susceptible to a Configuration - 'Insecure Use of Base Image Version'. Using outdated or ...
2026-05-23 22:19 UTC -
web:zecurit.com
Get the complete breakdown of Microsoft's May 2026 Patch Tuesday. We analyze the latest security updates and all critical CVEs .
2026-05-23 22:19 UTC -
web:blackswan-cybersecurity.com
Cloud Files API activity originating outside legitimate OneDrive/sync processes. Mitigation Steps: Apply all Windows updates immediately (monitor MSRC for an emergency RedSun-specific patch . None released as of April 17, 2026). Supplement Defender with a secondary EDR solution (e.g., Huntress) capable of detecting Defender bypasses.
2026-05-26 02:59 UTC -
web:github.com
A new and improved community patch for BO3. . Contribute to shiversoftdev/t7patch development by creating an account on GitHub.
2026-05-26 02:59 UTC -
web:nvd.nist.gov
The NVD is the U.S. government repository of standards based vulnerability management data represented using the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP). This data enables automation of vulnerability management, security measurement, and compliance. The NVD includes databases of security checklist references, security-related software flaws, product names, and impact metrics. For ...
2026-05-26 02:59 UTC -
web:support.sap.com
SAP security patch day bulletin
2026-05-26 02:59 UTC -
web:www.cve.org
At cve .org, we provide the authoritative reference method for publicly known information-security vulnerabilities and exposures
2026-05-26 02:59 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
This Critical Patch Update contains 374 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that an MOS note summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at October 2025 Critical Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.
2026-05-26 02:59 UTC -
web:www.windowslatest.com
Windows 11 March 2026 Patch Tuesday update adds Emoji 16.0, Sysmon, network speed test, reliability improvements, and security fixes.
2026-05-26 02:59 UTC
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