CVE-2025-48709 BMC Control-M/Server cleartext database credentials in process lists and logs
An authenticated attacker with shell access can view cleartext database credentials in process lists and logs, allowing unauthorized database access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-48709?
CVE-2025-48709 is a medium-severity vulnerability in BMC Control-M/Server, published on 7 Aug 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
BMC Control-M/Server 9.0.21.300 displays cleartext database credentials in process lists and logs. An authenticated attacker with shell access could observe these credentials and use them to log in to the database server. For example, when Control-M/Server on Windows has a database connection on, it runs 'DBUStatus.exe' frequently, which then calls 'dbu_connection_details.vbs' with the username, password, database hostname, and port written in cleartext, which can be seen in event and process logs in two separate locations. Fixed in PACTV.9.0.21.307.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-48709?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bmc Control-M\/Server.
How do I fix CVE-2025-48709?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-48709 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-48709 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-48709 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cgj5-r57f-xw42.