Critical severity · published Apr 13, 2026
CVE-2025-31991
HCL DevOps Velocity is susceptible to brute-force attacks
9.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Rate Limiting for attempting a user login is not being properly enforced, making HCL DevOps Velocity susceptible to brute-force attacks past the unsuccessful login attempt limit. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.1.7.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 13% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VE
Velocity · HCLSoftware
<.5.1.7 · source: vendor
DV
Devops Velocity · Hcltech
before 5.1.7 · source: NVD