CVE-2025-1329

7.8 HIGH 0.3% exploit odds Fix listed Memory safety

What it is

IBM CICS TX Standard 11.1 and IBM CICS TX Advanced 10.1 and 11.1 could allow a local user to execute arbitrary code on the system due to failure to handle DNS return requests by the gethostbyaddr function.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
Exploit odds: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2025-05-08 22:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 08:38 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published: 2025-05-08 22:15 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 08:38 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
Record status: Analyzed

Affected

IBM Cics Tx 11.1.0.0

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record