CVE-2025-55116

BMC Control-M/Agent buffer overflow local privilege escalation

Published Sep 16, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-29566 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Bmc control-m\/agent
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:bmc:control-m\/agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Bmc control-m\/agent
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Bmc
Bmc control-m/agent
Vendors & Products Bmc
Bmc control-m/agent
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title BMC Control-M/Agent buffer overflow local privilege escalation
Weaknesses CWE-121
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
airbus
Published
Updated
Feb 26, 2026, 5:48 PM
Reserved
Aug 7, 2025, 7:24 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Sep 16, 2025, 1:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:41 AM