Vulnerability in Bmc Control-M/agent
CVE-2025-55109
An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the out-of-support Control-M/Agent versions 9.0.18 to 9.0.20 and potentially earlier unsupported versions when using an empty or default kdb keystore or a default PKCS#12 keystore. A remote attacker with access to a signed third-party or demo certificate for client authentication can bypass the need for a certificate signed by the certificate authority of the organization during authentication on the Control-M/Agent. The Control-M/Agent contains hardcoded certificates which are only trusted as fallback if an empty kdb keystore is used; they are never trusted if a PKCS#12 keystore is used. All of these certificates are now expired. In addition, the Control-M/Agent default kdb and PKCS#12 keystores contain trusted third-party certificates (external recognized CAs and default self-signed demo certificates) which are trusted for client authentication.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (26.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Bmc Control-M/agent — versions 9.0.21, 9.0.20, 9.0.19
- Bmc Control-M\/agent
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bmcapps.my.site.com/casemgmt/sc_KnowledgeArticle (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- bmcapps.my.site.com/casemgmt/sc_KnowledgeArticle (mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-55109?
- CVE-2025-55109 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Bmc Control-M/agent, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2025-09-16.
- How severe is CVE-2025-55109?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-55109 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.