CVE-2025-0273
📋 TL;DR
HCL DevOps Deploy/Launch stores authentication tokens in log files that local users can read. This allows unauthorized access to sensitive credentials. Organizations using affected versions of these products are at risk.
💻 Affected Systems
- HCL DevOps Deploy
- HCL Launch
📦 What is this software?
Hcl Launch by Hcltechsw
Hcl Launch by Hcltechsw
Hcl Launch by Hcltechsw
Hcl Launch by Hcltechsw
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Local attacker gains authentication tokens, accesses sensitive DevOps systems, modifies deployments, steals intellectual property, or disrupts operations.
Likely Case
Local user or compromised account reads tokens from logs, gains unauthorized access to DevOps systems, potentially escalating privileges within the environment.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and log file permissions, only authorized administrators can access logs, limiting exposure to trusted personnel.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires local access to read log files. No authentication bypass needed if attacker has local file read permissions.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 9.2.3.4 and 9.3.0.2
Vendor Advisory: https://support.hcl-software.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0120138
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Download patches from HCL Support. 2. Backup current installation. 3. Apply patch according to HCL documentation. 4. Restart HCL DevOps Deploy/Launch services. 5. Verify logs no longer contain authentication tokens.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict log file permissions
linuxSet strict file permissions on log directories to prevent unauthorized local users from reading sensitive logs.
chmod 600 /path/to/hcl/logs/*.log
chown root:root /path/to/hcl/logs/*.log
Configure log redaction
allModify logging configuration to exclude authentication tokens from log output.
Edit logging configuration files to filter sensitive data before writing to logs
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls on log directories to limit read access to authorized administrators only.
- Regularly monitor and audit log file access to detect unauthorized attempts to read sensitive information.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check log files for authentication tokens: grep -r 'token\|auth\|password' /path/to/hcl/logs/*.logCheck Version:
Check product version in administration console or via product-specific version command.Verify Fix Applied:
After patching, verify logs no longer contain authentication tokens using same grep command. Check version is 9.2.3.4 or 9.3.0.2 or higher.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to log files
- Authentication tokens appearing in unexpected locations
Network Indicators:
- Unusual authentication patterns from local system IPs
SIEM Query:
source="hcl_logs" AND (event="log_file_access" OR message="*token*" OR message="*auth*")