CVE-2025-0255
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedHCL DevOps Deploy / HCL Launch could allow a remote privileged authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system by sending specially crafted input containing special elements.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA command injection vulnerability in HCL DevOps Deploy and HCL Launch allows a remote, authenticated attacker with privileged access to execute arbitrary system commands by sending specially crafted input containing special elements. The vulnerability stems from insufficient input validation allowing shell metacharacters or special elements to be processed by the underlying system.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 8.0.0.0, < 8.0.1.5= 8.1.0>= 7.0.0.0, < 7.0.5.26>= 7.1.0.0, < 7.1.2.22>= 7.2.0.0, < 7.2.3.15>= 7.3.0.0, < 7.3.2.10CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify HCL product installationLocate the HCL DevOps Deploy or HCL Launch installation directory and identify the installed product. Check for processes named 'was', 'deploy', 'launch', or the installation root folder containing 'HCL' in the name.Affected if HCL DevOps Deploy or HCL Launch software is installed on the system
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Check installed versionLocate the version file or about page in the installation directory. For HCL Launch, check the 'var/version' file or the application's About page in the web UI. For DevOps Deploy, check the 'opt/tomcat/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF' or similar version metadata.Affected if The installed version falls within any of the affected ranges: Deploy 8.0.0.0 to 8.0.1.4, 8.1.0; Launch 7.0.0.0 to 7.0.5.25, 7.1.0.0 to 7.1.2.21, 7.2.0.0 to 7.2.3.14, or 7.3.0.0 to 7.3.2.9
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Verify administrative web interface exposureCheck if the HCL web application is accessible remotely by testing connectivity to the default ports (typically 8080, 8443, or custom ports configured during installation). Review network configuration to determine if the UI is bound to external interfaces versus localhost only.Affected if The administrative web interface is reachable from network segments accessible to untrusted users
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Audit privileged user accessReview the list of users with administrative or privileged roles in the HCL application user management system. Check for any unexpected accounts or sessions with elevated permissions.Affected if There are privileged user accounts beyond trusted internal administrators, or if the application permits remote authenticated access
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Inspect for suspicious command executionReview application logs and system process listings for unexpected commands or scripts spawned by the HCL application server user. Check for shell metacharacters in logs or unexpected process executions.Affected if Logs or process monitoring reveal unfamiliar commands or shell invocations originating from the HCL application
You are affected if HCL DevOps Deploy or HCL Launch is installed and the version matches any of the affected ranges AND the administrative interface is accessible to authenticated privileged users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped7.0.5.267.1.2.227.2.3.15
Apply vendor-supplied patches when available. Until then, restrict administrative access to trusted users only, monitor for suspicious command execution, and consider network segmentation to limit exposure.
HCL DevOps Deploy: 8.0.1.5+ or latest 8.1.x; HCL Launch: 7.0.5.26+, 7.1.2.22+, 7.2.3.15+, or 7.3.2.10+
- Identify your current HCL DevOps Deploy or HCL Launch version from the product UI or installation
- For HCL DevOps Deploy 8.0.x users: Upgrade to version 8.0.1.5 or later
- For HCL DevOps Deploy 8.1.0 users: Upgrade to the next available patch that includes the fix (check HCL support for latest 8.1.x release)
- For HCL Launch 7.0.x users: Upgrade to version 7.0.5.26 or later
- For HCL Launch 7.1.x users: Upgrade to version 7.1.2.22 or later
- For HCL Launch 7.2.x users: Upgrade to version 7.2.3.15 or later
- For HCL Launch 7.3.x users: Upgrade to version 7.3.2.10 or later
- Download the appropriate fix from support.hcl-software.com following HCL standard upgrade documentation
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-0255 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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