CVE-2025-31978 (GCVE-0-2025-31978)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-06 13:48 – Updated: 2026-05-06 14:47
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) does not adequately sanitize or safely render
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. Note that current versions of Excel warn users of untrusted content.
Severity
4.6 (Medium)
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-201 - Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data
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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