BMC Control-M/Agent hardcoded default keystore password
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Control-M/Agents use a kdb or PKCS#12 keystore by default, and the default keystore password is well known and documented. An attacker with read access to the keystore could access sensitive data using this password.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMC | Control-M/Agent | 9.0.22 and later; 9.0.21 and later; 9.0.20 and later; 9.0.19 and later; 9.0.18 and later | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Control-M/Agent VendorBMC Affected 9.0.22 and later; 9.0.21 and later; 9.0.20 and later; 9.0.19 and later; 9.0.18 and later Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
BMC Control-M/Agent — bmcapps.my.site.com/casemgmt/sc_KnowledgeArticle?sfdcid=000…
10 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 6 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-34801 BMC Control-M/Agent unescaped NULL byte in access control list checksPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2025-34797 BMC Control-M/Agent default SSL/TLS configuration authenticated bypassPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2025-34804 BMC Control-M/Agent buffer overflow local privilege escalationPriority MEDIUM 41
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-55110
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-799r-mf4m-6j6w
References
More BMC vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-20303 BMC Control-M through 9.0.20.200 allows SQL injection via the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-17091 An issue was discovered in BMC Patrol through 23.1.00. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-11687 A SQL injection vulnerability in BMC Control-M before 9.0.20.214 allows attackers to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-43385 BMC FootPrints ITSM 20.20.02 <= 20.24.01.001 VIEWSTATE Deserialization RCE CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2014-04009 BMC Track-It! 11.3.0.355 does not require authentication on TCP port 9010, which allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-17092 An issue was discovered in BMC Patrol before 22.1.00. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-55110 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-55110 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-799r-mf4m-6j6w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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