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CVE-2025-1329: ibm cics_tx Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 08-05-2025Last modified 26-02-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-1329 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in ibm cics_tx. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.28%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 08-05-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 26-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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 failure to handle DNS return requests by the gethostbyaddr function.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.28%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

19%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.27% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.28%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ibm3 products
  • cics_tx11.1.0.0 | 11.1.0.0:interim_fix_1 | 11.1.0.0:interim_fix_10 | 11.1.0.0:interim_fix_11 | 11.1.0.0:interim_fix_12 | 11.1.0.0:interim_fix_13 | 11.1.0.0:interim_fix_14 | 11.1.0.0:interim_fix_15 | 11.1.0.0:interim_fix_16 | 11.1.0.0:interim_fix_17 | 11.1.0.0:interim_fix_18 | 11.1.0.0:interim_fix_19 | 11.1.0.0:interim_fix_2 | 11.1.0.0:interim_fix_20 | 11.1.0.0:interim_fix_21 | 11.1.0.0:interim_fix_22 | 11.1.0.0:interim_fix_23 | 11.1.0.0:interim_fix_24 | 11.1.0.0:interim_fix_3 | 11.1.0.0:interim_fix_4 | 11.1.0.0:interim_fix_5 | 11.1.0.0:interim_fix_6 | 11.1.0.0:interim_fix_7 | 11.1.0.0:interim_fix_8 | 11.1.0.0:interim_fix_9
  • cics tx advanced10.1 | 11.1
  • cics tx standard11.1

1 vendor · 3 products

References

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