What is CVE-2019-19215?

CVE-2019-19215 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bmcsoftware Control-M\/agent, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-04-30.

How severe is CVE-2019-19215?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Bmcsoftware Control-M\/agent

CVE-2019-19215

A buffer overflow vulnerability in BMC Control-M/Agent 7.0.00.000 when the On-Do action destination is Mail and the Control-M/Agent is configured to send the email, allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to the configured IP address or SMTP server.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2020-04-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (74.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Bmcsoftware Control-M\/agent — versions 7.0.00.000

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

herolab.usd.de/en/security-advisories/ (Third Party Advisory)
www.bmc.com/it-solutions/control-m.html (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-19215?: CVE-2019-19215 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bmcsoftware Control-M\/agent, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-04-30.
How severe is CVE-2019-19215?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.