CVE-2025-31976 — HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is vulnerable to
CVE-2025-31976 — HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is vulnerable to insufficiently protected credentials for a short duration while communicating with a backend, internal application which could allow an attacker to potentially misuse them, if exfiltrated. .
What This Means For You
- If your environment is affected by CWE-200, review your exposure and prioritize patching based on your environment. Monitor vendor advisories for CVE-2025-31976 updates and patches.
Related ATT&CK Techniques
🛡️ Detection Rules
3 rules · 6 SIEM formats3 detection rules auto-generated for this incident, mapped to MITRE ATT&CK. Sigma YAML is free — export to any SIEM format via the Intel Bot.
HCL BigFix SM Insufficiently Protected Credentials Exposure — CVE-2025-31976
title: HCL BigFix SM Insufficiently Protected Credentials Exposure — CVE-2025-31976
id: scw-2026-05-06-ai-1
status: experimental
level: medium
description: |
Detects potential exposure of credentials in HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) by looking for specific API calls that might return sensitive information. This rule targets the vulnerability described in CVE-2025-31976 where credentials can be insufficiently protected during communication with backend applications.
author: SCW Feed Engine (AI-generated)
date: 2026-05-06
references:
- https://shimiscyberworld.com/posts/nvd-CVE-2025-31976/
tags:
- attack.credential_access
- attack.t1552
logsource:
category: webserver
detection:
selection:
cs-uri|contains:
- '/bigfix/sm/api'
cs-method:
- 'POST'
sc-status:
- '200'
cs-uri-query|contains:
- 'credentials'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Legitimate administrative activity
Source: Shimi's Cyber World · License & reuse
Indicators of Compromise
| ID | Type | Indicator |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-31976 | vulnerability | CVE-2025-31976 |
| CWE-200 | weakness | CWE-200 |
Written by SCW Vulnerability Desk
Source & Attribution
| Source Platform | NVD |
| Channel | National Vulnerability Database |
| Published | May 06, 2026 at 18:16 UTC |
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