CVE-2025-55251 (GCVE-0-2025-55251)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-19 17:39 – Updated: 2026-01-20 15:13
VLAI?
Title
HCL AION is affected by an Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability
Summary
HCL AION is affected by an Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability. This can allow malicious file uploads, potentially resulting in unauthorized code execution or system compromise.
Severity ?
CWE
- CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCL Software | AION |
Affected:
2
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