High severity · published Sep 16, 2025
CVE-2025-55118
BMC Control-M/Agent memory corruption in SSL/TLS communication
8.9
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Memory corruptions can be remotely triggered 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"
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 31% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
Control-M/Agent · BMC
9.0.22.000; 9.0.21; 9.0.20; 9.0.19; 9.0.18 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55118
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-55118
bmcapps.my.site.com
https://bmcapps.my.site.com/casemgmt/sc_KnowledgeArticle?sfdcid=000441972
bmcapps.my.site.com
https://bmcapps.my.site.com/casemgmt/sc_KnowledgeArticle?sfdcid=000442099
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