2026-05-06 13:47CVE-2025-31959HCL
PUBLISHED5.2CWE-1230

HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) application fails to strip EXIF metadata from uploaded images.

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. .

Problem type

Affected products

HCL Software

BigFix Service Management (SM)

23 - AFFECTED

References

GitHub Security Advisories

GHSA-4w64-m6x6-926r

HCL BigFix Service Management (SM) application fails to strip EXIF metadata from uploaded images....

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4w64-m6x6-926r

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. .

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https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2025-31959
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