CVE-2025-31978
MediumCVSS 4.6Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk2th percentile - higher than 2% of all known CVEs
Summary
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.
Risk Assessment
The risk involves potential exfiltration of sensitive organizational data or execution of unauthorized actions on user workstations if a malicious CSV file is opened in spreadsheet software without proper safeguards.
Recommendation
It is recommended to immediately update HCL BigFix Service Management to the latest patched version and enforce policies that block automatic execution of macros in spreadsheet applications.
Other vulnerabilities in HCL BigFix Service Management
See all- CVE-2026-56596Low
HCL BigFix Service Management is affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability, which could allow an attacker to supply unexpected or malformed data, enabling processing errors, business logic bypasses, and unintended application behavior.
- CVE-2026-67101Critical
HCL BigFix Service Management is affected by a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in its search functionality, which could allow an attacker to force the application server to send requests to internal systems that are not accessible from the internet.
- CVE-2026-67100Critical
HCL BigFix Service Management is affected by SQL Injection and Cross-Tenant Data Exposure vulnerabilities, which could allow an authenticated attacker to inject database commands to extract sensitive system details, as well as manipulate request values to gain unauthorized access to full personal profile data and PII across different organizations.
- CVE-2026-67172Low
HCL BigFix Service Management is affected by an Information Disclosure vulnerability where the application returns sensitive information in error messages when invalid inputs are sent to certain API endpoints. This information could enable an attacker to facilitate further attacks.
- CVE-2026-67171Medium
HCL BigFix Service Management is affected by an Information Disclosure vulnerability because an exposed API endpoint exposes sensitive internal database information. This information could enable an attacker to facilitate targeted database attacks.
- CVE-2025-31980Medium
HCL BigFix Service Management is affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability, which could allow an attacker to inject unvalidated, malformed data into the application, enabling potential injection attacks or errors in downstream processing systems.
- CVE-2026-67106Medium
HCL BigFix Service Management has an information disclosure vulnerability because two exposed API endpoints return sensitive data, potentially enabling further serious attacks.
- CVE-2026-67105High
HCL BigFix Service Management is affected by an insecure communication vulnerability that allows an attacker with internal network access to intercept unencrypted HTTP traffic between backend services. This enables the extraction of sensitive data and potential man-in-the-middle attacks.
- CVE-2026-67104Medium
HCL BigFix Service Management has an information disclosure vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to analyze publicly accessible JavaScript files, enabling discovery of hidden administrative API endpoints.
- CVE-2026-56599Low
HCL BigFix Service Management is affected by an Insecure Cookie Attribute Configuration vulnerability, which could allow an attacker to exploit missing security attributes such as SameSite, HttpOnly, Secure, and restrictive Paths, enabling Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), session hijacking via Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), and unauthorized access.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS

