CVE-2025-55118: BMC Control-M/Agent memory corruption in SSL/TLS communication

Severity: high (CVSS 8.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% 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-122

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"

Affected products

BMC Control-M/Agent: 9.0.22.000, 9.0.21, 9.0.20, 9.0.19, 9.0.18

References

https://bmcapps.my.site.com/casemgmt/sc_KnowledgeArticle?sfdcid=000441972
https://bmcapps.my.site.com/casemgmt/sc_KnowledgeArticle?sfdcid=000442099

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