CVE-2025-10541 (GCVE-0-2025-10541)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-09-25 14:31
Modified
2025-09-25 18:27
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Summary
iMonitor EAM 9.6394 installs a system service (eamusbsrv64.exe) that runs with NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges. This service includes an insecure update mechanism that automatically loads files placed in the C:\sysupdate\ directory during startup. Because any local user can create and write to this directory, an attacker can place malicious DLLs or executables in it. Upon service restart, the files are moved to the application’s installation path and executed with SYSTEM privileges, leading to privilege escalation.
References
551230f0-3615-47bd-b7cc-93e92e730bbfhttps://r.sec-consult.com/imonitor
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://sec-consult.com/vulnerability-lab/advisory/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-imonitorsoft-eam/
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
iMonitor Software Inc. iMonitor EAM Version: 9.63.94
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