Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-1331

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.

Published May 8, 2025 · catalog updated Feb 26, 2026 · IBM CICS TX Advanced

Check this week

CVE-2025-1331 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 28.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run IBM CICS TX Advanced.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
28.00%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor IBM CICS TX Advanced 10.1

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.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor IBM CICS TX Advanced 10.110.1

How to fix CVE-2025-1331

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-1331 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 28.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run IBM CICS TX Advanced.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with IBM CICS TX Advanced 10.1 10.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 28.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 8, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Feb 26, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-1331

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-14053

    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.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.