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TI-2025-34804 Aliases CVE-2025-55116GHSA-j8qm-x36w-63v9

BMC Control-M/Agent buffer overflow local privilege escalation

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-121Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-121 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A buffer overflow in the Control-M/Agent can lead to a local privilege escalation when an attacker has access to the system running the Agent. This vulnerability impacts the out-of-support Control-M/Agent versions 9.0.18 to 9.0.20 and potentially earlier unsupported versions.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00164 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Control-M/Agent (BMC): 9.0.21, 9.0.20.100

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
BMCControl-M/Agent9.0.20 and later; 9.0.19 and later; 9.0.18 and later9.0.21, 9.0.20.100Patch availableCNA
  • Control-M/Agent VendorBMC Affected 9.0.20 and later; 9.0.19 and later; 9.0.18 and later Fixed in 9.0.21, 9.0.20.100 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:bmc:control-m\/agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 9.0.20.100VulnerableBMC
  • cpe:2.3:a:bmc:control-m\/agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.0.20.100 Vulnerable ·BMC

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Control-M/Agent (BMC) Fixed in 9.0.21, 9.0.20.100

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-2025-34803 BMC Control-M/Agent path traversal local privilege escalationPriority MEDIUM 41
    Show all 10 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-55116
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j8qm-x36w-63v9

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2025-34801 BMC Control-M/Agent unescaped NULL byte in access control list checks CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.5
  • TI-2025-34797 BMC Control-M/Agent default SSL/TLS configuration authenticated bypass CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.5
  • TI-2025-34803 BMC Control-M/Agent path traversal local privilege escalation CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2025-34800 BMC Control-M/Agent hardcoded Blowfish keys CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.6
  • TI-2025-34805 BMC Control-M/Agent buffer overflow in SSL/TLS communication CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
  • TI-2025-34799 BMC Control-M/Agent insecure default file permissions CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.7

Sources

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