# CVE-2025-31996: HCL Unica Platform is affected by unprotected files due to improper access controls. These files may contain sensitive…

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Published: 2025-10-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-31996 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.3 · Published 2025-10-13

HCL Unica Platform is affected by unprotected files due to improper access controls.   These files may contain sensitive information such as private or system information that can be exploited by attackers to compromise the application, infrastructure, or users.

Technologies: [Hcltech Unica](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/unica). Vendors: [Hcltech](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/hcltech).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-31996 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-31996 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-31996?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 13 October 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Hcltech Unica. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-31996?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-31996?** Check whether you run Hcltech Unica. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Hcltech Unica

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