{"document":{"category":"csaf_vex","csaf_version":"2.0","title":"CVE-2026-10538: Improper deserialization handling in Control-M Components","publisher":{"category":"vendor","name":"HarborGuard Database","namespace":"https://database.harborguard.co"},"tracking":{"id":"CVE-2026-10538","status":"final","version":"1","initial_release_date":"2026-07-01T07:56:31.099Z","current_release_date":"2026-07-01T12:24:04.644Z","revision_history":[{"date":"2026-07-01T07:56:31.099Z","number":"1","summary":"Initial machine-readable export from HarborGuard."}]},"distribution":{"tlp":{"label":"WHITE"},"text":"Public CVE data; freely redistributable."},"notes":[{"category":"description","text":"Messaging consumer functionality allows deserialization of user-controlled data without sufficient restriction of allowed object types in the out of support Control-M/Server and Control-M/Enterprise Manager versions 9.0.20.x and potentially earlier. This issue may allow an authenticated attacker to trigger unintended server-side behavior through crafted serialized content.","title":"CVE description"}],"references":[{"category":"self","summary":"CVE-2026-10538 on HarborGuard Database","url":"https://database.harborguard.co/cve/CVE-2026-10538"},{"category":"external","summary":"CVE Record","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-10538"},{"category":"external","summary":"bmcapps.my.site.com","url":"https://bmcapps.my.site.com/casemgmt/sc_KnowledgeArticle?sfdcid=kA3cx000000GFKrCAO&type=Solution"}]},"product_tree":{"branches":[{"category":"vendor","name":"BMC","branches":[{"category":"product_name","name":"Control-M/Enterprise Manager","branches":[{"category":"product_version_range","name":">=9.0.20 <9.0.21","product":{"name":"BMC Control-M/Enterprise Manager >=9.0.20 <9.0.21","product_id":"CSAFPID-1","product_identification_helper":{"cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:bmc:control-m\\/enterprise_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"}}},{"category":"product_version","name":"9.0.21","product":{"name":"BMC Control-M/Enterprise Manager 9.0.21","product_id":"CSAFPID-2","product_identification_helper":{"cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:bmc:control-m\\/enterprise_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"}}}]}]},{"category":"vendor","name":"BMC","branches":[{"category":"product_name","name":"Control-M/Server","branches":[{"category":"product_version_range","name":">=9.0.20 <9.0.21","product":{"name":"BMC Control-M/Server >=9.0.20 <9.0.21","product_id":"CSAFPID-3","product_identification_helper":{"cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:bmc:control-m\\/server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"}}},{"category":"product_version","name":"9.0.21","product":{"name":"BMC Control-M/Server 9.0.21","product_id":"CSAFPID-4","product_identification_helper":{"cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:bmc:control-m\\/server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"}}}]}]}]},"vulnerabilities":[{"cve":"CVE-2026-10538","title":"Improper deserialization handling in Control-M Components","notes":[{"category":"description","text":"Messaging consumer functionality allows deserialization of user-controlled data without sufficient restriction of allowed object types in the out of support Control-M/Server and Control-M/Enterprise Manager versions 9.0.20.x and potentially earlier. This issue may allow an authenticated attacker to trigger unintended server-side behavior through crafted serialized content.","title":"CVE description"}],"product_status":{"known_affected":["CSAFPID-1","CSAFPID-3"],"fixed":["CSAFPID-2","CSAFPID-4"]},"scores":[{"cvss_v4":{"version":"4.0","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","baseScore":8.9,"baseSeverity":"HIGH"},"products":["CSAFPID-1","CSAFPID-3"]}],"remediations":[{"category":"vendor_fix","details":"Update to a fixed version: 9.0.21.","product_ids":["CSAFPID-1","CSAFPID-3"]}]}]}