CVE-2025-31985
HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is affected by a security misconfiguration due to a missing or insecure “X-Content-Type-Options” header
HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is affected by a security misconfiguration due to a missing or insecure “X-Content-Type-Options” header. This could allow browsers to perform MIME-type sniffing, potentially causing malicious content to be interpreted and executed incorrectly.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is affected by a security misconfiguration due to a missing or insecure “X-Content-Type-Options” header
HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is affected by a security misconfiguration due to a missing or insecure “X-Content-Type-Options” header. This could allow browsers to perform MIME-type sniffing, potentially causing malicious content to be interpreted and executed incorrectly.
- Record
CVE-2025-31985- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-209904
HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is affected by a security misconfiguration due to a missing or insecure “X-Content-Type-Options” header. This could allow browsers to perform MIME-type sniffing, potentially causing malicious content to be interpreted and executed incorrectly.
- Record
EUVD-2025-209904- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9mgj-24rg-q4jp
HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is affected by a security misconfiguration due to a missing or...
HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is affected by a security misconfiguration due to a missing or insecure “X-Content-Type-Options” header. This could allow browsers to perform MIME-type sniffing, potentially causing malicious content to be interpreted and executed incorrectly.
- Record
GHSA-9mgj-24rg-q4jp- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) is affected by a security misconfiguration due to a missing or insecure “X-Content-Type-Options” header. This could allow browsers to perform MIME-type sniffing, potentially causing malicious content to be interpreted and executed incorrectly.
- Record
CVE-2025-31985- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-31985 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.7) in Hcl Bigfix Service Management (sm), published May 20, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.16%, the 4th percentile. No source names a fixed version.