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CVE-2025-1331: IBM CICS TX code execution

7.8 CVSS

Description

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 the use of unsafe use of the gets function.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-1331

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 7.8

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

Problem Types

CWE-242 Use of Inherently Dangerous Function

Affected Products

Vendor: IBM

Product: CICS TX Standard, CICS TX Advanced

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.01% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 1.43% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-06 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1331
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7232923
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7232924

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