What is the severity of CVE-2025-1331?

CVE-2025-1331 has a high severity rating due to its potential to allow local users to execute arbitrary code.

How do I fix CVE-2025-1331?

To fix CVE-2025-1331, you should apply the latest patches provided by IBM for affected versions of CICS TX.

What versions are affected by CVE-2025-1331?

CVE-2025-1331 affects IBM CICS TX Standard version 11.1 and IBM CICS TX Advanced versions 10.1 and 11.1.

Who is vulnerable to CVE-2025-1331?

Local users of IBM CICS TX and IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms are vulnerable to CVE-2025-1331.

What vulnerabilities does CVE-2025-1331 exploit?

CVE-2025-1331 exploits the unsafe use of the gets function, which can lead to arbitrary code execution.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2025-1331

high

7.8

CWE

242

8/5/2025

CVE-2025-1331: IBM CICS TX code execution

First published: Thu May 08 2025(Updated: )

IBM CICS TX and IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms could allow a local user to execute arbitrary code on the system due to the use of unsafe use of the gets function.

Credit: psirt@us.ibm.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
IBM CICS Transaction Server for z/OS	<=11.1

Remedy

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerabilities now by downloading and applying the below fix. IBM CICS TX Standard 11.1 Linux Download and apply the fix from Fix Central.

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IBM-7232923

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-1331?
CVE-2025-1331 has a high severity rating due to its potential to allow local users to execute arbitrary code.
How do I fix CVE-2025-1331?
To fix CVE-2025-1331, you should apply the latest patches provided by IBM for affected versions of CICS TX.
What versions are affected by CVE-2025-1331?
CVE-2025-1331 affects IBM CICS TX Standard version 11.1 and IBM CICS TX Advanced versions 10.1 and 11.1.
Who is vulnerable to CVE-2025-1331?
Local users of IBM CICS TX and IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms are vulnerable to CVE-2025-1331.
What vulnerabilities does CVE-2025-1331 exploit?
CVE-2025-1331 exploits the unsafe use of the gets function, which can lead to arbitrary code execution.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-1331?
CVE-2025-1331 has a high severity rating due to its potential to allow local users to execute arbitrary code.
How do I fix CVE-2025-1331?
To fix CVE-2025-1331, you should apply the latest patches provided by IBM for affected versions of CICS TX.
What versions are affected by CVE-2025-1331?
CVE-2025-1331 affects IBM CICS TX Standard version 11.1 and IBM CICS TX Advanced versions 10.1 and 11.1.
Who is vulnerable to CVE-2025-1331?
Local users of IBM CICS TX and IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms are vulnerable to CVE-2025-1331.
What vulnerabilities does CVE-2025-1331 exploit?
CVE-2025-1331 exploits the unsafe use of the gets function, which can lead to arbitrary code execution.