CVE-2025-55114Network attack vector

Resource exhaustion via post-handshake IP validation

Published Sep 16, 2025 · Updated Sep 16, 2025

Incorrect behavior order in BMC Control-M/Agent 9.0.20 and earlier allows remote attackers to consume resources before IP validation. The AUTHORIZED_CTM_IP check completes an SSL/TLS handshake before comparing the peer address with the permitted Control-M/Server IP. Exposure requires SSL/TLS and the non-default AUTHORIZED_CTM_IP parameter; repeated unauthorized handshakes can exhaust Agent resources without reading or altering data.

CVSS severity6.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.39%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect behavior order in BMC Control-M/Agent 9.0.20 and earlier allows remote attackers to consume resources before IP validation. The AUTHORIZED_CTM_IP check completes an SSL/TLS handshake before comparing the peer address with the permitted Control-M/Server IP. Exposure requires SSL/TLS and the non-default AUTHORIZED_CTM_IP parameter; repeated unauthorized handshakes can exhaust Agent resources without reading or altering data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-55114
Published
Sep 16, 2025
Updated
Sep 16, 2025
Vendor
BMC Software, Inc.
Product
Control-M/Agent
Classifications
CWE-696, T1499
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 16, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=9.0.18
  2. Affected versionversion=9.0.19
  3. Affected versionversion=9.0.20

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

BMC Software, Inc. · Control-M/Agentversion=9.0.18; version=9.0.19; version=9.0.20

Published CVSS scores

5.3AirbusCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
6.9AirbusCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-696Incorrect Behavior Order
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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