BMC Control-M/Agent improper IP address filtering order
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The improper order of AUTHORIZED_CTM_IP validation in the Control-M/Agent, where the Control-M/Server IP address is validated only after the SSL/TLS handshake is completed, exposes the Control-M/Agent to vulnerabilities in the SSL/TLS implementation under certain non-default conditions (e.g. CVE-2025-55117 or CVE-2025-55118) or potentially to resource exhaustion.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Control-M/Agent (BMC) Fixed in 9.0.21
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-2025-55114
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9w5m-fv42-36cx
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-2025-55114 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-55114 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9w5m-fv42-36cx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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