High severity · published Jul 1, 2026
CVE-2026-10538
Improper deserialization handling in Control-M Components
8.0
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Messaging consumer functionality allows deserialization of user-controlled data without sufficient restriction of allowed object types in the out of support Control-M/Server and Control-M/Enterprise Manager versions 9.0.20.x and potentially earlier. This issue may allow an authenticated attacker to trigger unintended server-side behavior through crafted serialized content.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CM
Control-M/Enterprise Manager · BMC
9.0.20 before 9.0.21 · source: vendor
CO
Control-M/Server · BMC
9.0.20 before 9.0.21 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-10538
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-10538
bmcapps.my.site.com
https://bmcapps.my.site.com/casemgmt/sc_KnowledgeArticle?sfdcid=kA3cx000000GFKrCAO&type=Solution
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