BMC Control-M/Agent 9.0.18/9.0.19/9.0.20 SSL File Parser default permission
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in BMC Control-M and Agent 9.0.18/9.0.19/9.0.20. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component SSL File Parser. This manipulation causes default permission. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-55111. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Details
A vulnerability was found in BMC Control-M and Agent 9.0.18/9.0.19/9.0.20. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component SSL File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a default permission vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-276. During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The advisory is shared at bmcapps.my.site.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-55111 since 08/07/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1222 for this issue.
Upgrading to version 9.0.21 eliminates this vulnerability.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Exploiting
Class: Default permissionCWE: CWE-276 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Control-M/Agent 9.0.21
Timeline
08/07/2025 CVE reserved09/16/2025 Advisory disclosed
09/16/2025 VulDB entry created
09/16/2025 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: bmcapps.my.site.comStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2025-55111 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-55111
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-324457
Entry
Created: 09/16/2025 16:10Changes: 09/16/2025 16:10 (76)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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