CVE-2025-52648
Published: 16 March 2026
Summary
CVE-2025-52648 is a medium-severity Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature (CWE-347) vulnerability in Hcl Aion. Its CVSS base score is 4.8 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Code Signing (T1553.002); ranked at the 2.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Likely Mitigating ControlsAI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Requires verification of digital signatures using organization-approved certificates before installation, directly preventing improper verification of cryptographic signatures.
Component authenticity commonly depends on cryptographic signatures; the control enforces proper verification of those signatures.
PKI certificates under an approved policy require cryptographic signature verification on issuance and validation.
Requires cryptographic signatures on authoritative data and support for verifying the chain of trust.
Mandates verification of cryptographic signatures (e.g., DNSSEC RRSIG) on resolution responses, addressing missing or bypassed signature checks.
Integrity tools commonly rely on cryptographic signatures whose improper validation this weakness covers.
Authenticity validation commonly relies on cryptographic signature or certificate checks that this control enforces.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Lack of digital signature verification on offering images directly enables adversaries to subvert code signing controls (T1553.002) and facilitates supply chain compromise via tampered images (T1195.002).
NVD Description
HCL AION is affected by a vulnerability where offering images are not digitally signed. Lack of image signing may allow the use of unverified or tampered images, potentially leading to security risks such as integrity compromise or unintended behavior in…
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Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-52648 is a vulnerability in HCL AION where offering images are not digitally signed, potentially allowing the use of unverified or tampered images. This lack of image signing can lead to security risks such as integrity compromise or unintended system behavior. The issue is classified under CWE-347 (Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.8 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L), indicating medium severity.
Exploitation requires local access (AV:L), low attack complexity (AC:L), low privileges (PR:L), and user interaction (UI:R), with no scope change (S:U). A local attacker with low privileges could trick a user into deploying or using tampered offering images, potentially resulting in low-impact unauthorized disclosure of information (C:L), modification (I:L), or denial of service (A:L), such as system integrity issues or unexpected behavior.
HCL has published a knowledge base article at https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0129410 detailing mitigation steps for this vulnerability. The CVE was published on 2026-03-16T14:17:59.743.
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