High severity · published Sep 16, 2025
CVE-2025-55116
BMC Control-M/Agent buffer overflow local privilege escalation
8.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 6% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
Control-M/Agent · BMC
9.0.20; 9.0.19; 9.0.18 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55116
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-55116
Vendor Advisory
https://bmcapps.my.site.com/casemgmt/sc_KnowledgeArticle?sfdcid=000441969
Vendor Advisory
https://bmcapps.my.site.com/casemgmt/sc_KnowledgeArticle?sfdcid=000442099
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