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CVE-2025-55111: BMC Control-M/Agent insecure default file permissions

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-09-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-276

Description

Certain files with overly permissive permissions were identified in the out-of-support Control-M/Agent versions 9.0.18 to 9.0.20 and potentially earlier unsupported versions as well as in newer versions which were upgraded from an affected version. These files contain keys and passwords relating to SSL files, keystore and policies. An attacker with local access to the system running the Agent can access these files.

Affected products

• BMC Control-M/Agent: before 9.0.21 — fixed in 9.0.21

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: BMC Control-M/Agent 9.0.21. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://bmcapps.my.site.com/casemgmt/sc_KnowledgeArticle?sfdcid=000441965
• https://bmcapps.my.site.com/casemgmt/sc_KnowledgeArticle?sfdcid=000442099

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