Buffer overflow in Bmc Control-M/agent
CVE-2025-55117
A stack-based buffer overflow can be remotely triggered when formatting an error message in the Control-M/Agent when SSL/TLS communication is configured. The issue occurs in the following cases: * Control-M/Agent 9.0.20: SSL/TLS configuration is set to the non-default setting "use_openssl=n"; * Control-M/Agent 9.0.21 and 9.0.22: Agent router configuration uses the non-default settings "JAVA_AR=N" and "use_openssl=n".
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (23.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 23.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Bmc Control-M/agent — versions 9.0.22.000, 9.0.21, 9.0.20
- 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, mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-55117?
- CVE-2025-55117 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bmc Control-M/agent, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-09-16.
- How severe is CVE-2025-55117?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-55117 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.