HCL DevOps Velocity 5.1.7 - Brute-Force Login Vulnerable: Rate Limit Flaw
CVE-2025-31991 Published on April 13, 2026

HCL DevOps Velocity is susceptible to brute-force attacks
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.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-31991 can be exploited with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
HIGH
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
NONE

Weakness Type

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

The software does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within in a short time frame, making it more susceptible to brute force attacks.


Affected Versions

HCLSoftware Velocity Version <.5.1.7 is affected by CVE-2025-31991

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.04%
Percentile
10.55%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.