CVE-2025-10548 (GCVE-0-2025-10548)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-23 06:49 – Updated: 2025-11-03 18:08
VLAI
Title
Missing Certificate Validation in CleverControl Installer Allows Remote Code Execution
Summary
The CleverControl employee monitoring software (v11.5.1041.6) fails to validate TLS server certificates during the installation process. The installer downloads and executes external components using curl.exe --insecure, enabling a man-in-the-middle attacker to deliver malicious files that are executed with SYSTEM privileges. This can lead to full remote code execution with administrative rights. No patch is available as the vendor has been unresponsive. It is assumed that previous versions are also affected, but this is not confirmed.
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-09-23 19:34 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation
Assigner
SEC-VLab CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 81/100 over 22 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
CleverControl CleverControl employee monitoring software Affected: 11.5.1041.6
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