CVE-2025-55115
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Publication date: 2025-09-16

Last updated on: 2025-10-10

Assigner: Airbus

Description
A path traversal 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. This vulnerability was fixed in 9.0.20.100 and above.
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Published
2025-09-16
Last Modified
2025-10-10
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2026-06-16
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2025-09-16
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
NVD
CVE-2025-55115
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Vendor Product Version / Range
bmc control-m\/agent to 9.0.20.100 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-23 The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a path traversal issue in the Control-M/Agent software that allows an attacker who already has access to the system running the Agent to escalate their privileges locally. Essentially, by exploiting the path traversal flaw, the attacker can gain higher-level permissions on the affected system.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability can allow an attacker with local access to the system to escalate their privileges, potentially gaining full control over the affected system. This can lead to unauthorized access, modification, or destruction of data and system resources.

Mitigation Strategies

Upgrade the Control-M/Agent software to version 9.0.20.100 or above, as this vulnerability is fixed starting from that version. Avoid using out-of-support versions 9.0.18 to 9.0.20 and earlier unsupported versions.

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