CVE-2025-31959 (GCVE-0-2025-31959)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-06 13:47 – Updated: 2026-05-06 14:47
VLAI?
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 ?
3.5 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-1230 - Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Metadata.
Assigner
HCL
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
HCL Software BigFix Service Management (SM) Affected: 23
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Date Public ?
2026-05-06 16:15
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