CVE-2025-31959 (GCVE-0-2025-31959)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-06 13:47 – Updated: 2026-05-06 14:47
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) application fails to strip EXIF metadata from uploaded images.
Summary
HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) application fails to strip EXIF metadata from uploaded images. This could lead to confidentiality and privacy risks if sensitive location information is unintentionally shared. .
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-06 14:47 UTC
CWE
- CWE-1230 - Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Metadata.
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCL Software | BigFix Service Management (SM) |
Affected:
23
|
Date Public
2026-05-06 16:15
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