CVE-2025-52606: HCL iControl was affected by Weak Input Validation vulnerability

Routine

MEDIUM 4.3DOWNGRADE

CVE-2025-52606 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.3) affecting icontrol. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

HCL iControl was affected by Weak Input Validation vulnerability. This weakness is caused during implementation of an architectural security tactic. Received input that is expected to be of a certain type, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input is actually of the expected type.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	4.3 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.2% (top 94%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-209
Published	2026-06-04
Last modified	2026-07-22

Publisher (CNA): HCL Software · Vendor: hcltech

Last updated 2026-07-22 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2026-06-04 12:16 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-07-22 20:10 UTCUpdated Record last modified

hcltech icontrol DOWNGRADE

Affected: 4.0.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 4.0.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy icontrol || rpm -q icontrol || icontrol --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 4.0.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison icontrol sudo apt install icontrol=<VERSION_BEFORE_4.0.0> sudo apt-mark hold icontrol

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list icontrol sudo dnf downgrade icontrol-<VERSION_BEFORE_4.0.0> sudo dnf versionlock add icontrol

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2025-52606?

icontrol: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2025-52606 being exploited?

CVE-2025-52606 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2025-52606 affect?

CVE-2025-52606 affects icontrol. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.3). HCL iControl was affected by Weak Input Validation vulnerability. This weakness is caused during implementation of an architectural security tactic. Received input that is expected to be of a certain type, but it does not validate or incorr

How urgent is CVE-2025-52606?

Priority 17/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

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References

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