CVE-2025-55116: BMC Control-M/Agent buffer overflow local privilege escalation

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% 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-121

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.

Affected products

BMC Control-M/Agent: before 9.0.20.100 — fixed in 9.0.20.100

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: BMC Control-M/Agent 9.0.20.100. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://bmcapps.my.site.com/casemgmt/sc_KnowledgeArticle?sfdcid=000441969
https://bmcapps.my.site.com/casemgmt/sc_KnowledgeArticle?sfdcid=000442099

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