CVE-2025-31978Disclosure(hcltech / bigfix_service_management)

LOWCVSS 4.3 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 2 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD 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.

0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-201

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • bigfix_service_management

Threat summary

  • 2 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • Disclosure: 2 classified signals
  • 2 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
bigfix_service_management

1 version affected across 1 product

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 1d
01122Mentions · 2026-05-06: 2Technical Details · 2026-05-06: 205-06
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
2100.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
By indicator
Full discourse2 posts
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2025-31978 HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) does not adequately sanitize or safely render spreadsheet files (CSV, XLS, XLSX) before processing or distributing them. An attacke… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-31978

    Post summary

    The text announces a new vulnerability (CVE-2025-31978) in HCL BigFix Service Management regarding unsanitized spreadsheet file handling, but offers no PoC, exploit, or patch details.

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  • Infoflowcloud@infoflowcloud
    Disclosure

    🚨*CVE* CVE-2025-31978 HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) does not adequately sanitize or safely render spreadsheet files (CSV, XLS, XLSX) before processing or distributing them. An attacke… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-31978 ----- Traducción: CVE-2025-31978 HCL… http://infoflow.cloud`

    Post summary

    CVE‑2025‑31978 is disclosed as a vulnerability where HCL BigFix Service Management fails to sanitize spreadsheet files before processing or distribution.

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    75 followersView on X
CPE platform detail1 entries

1 of 1 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
Apphcltechbigfix_service_management23.0--

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