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GHSA-MW5X-5GGX-P642

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-25 15:30 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:34

Details

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.

Severity

7.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2025-10541 (GCVE-0-2025-10541)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-25 14:31 – Updated: 2025-11-03 18:08

Title

Local Privilege Escalation via Insecure Update Mechanism in iMonitor EAM

Summary

Severity

7.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-09-25 18:26 UTC

CWE

CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Assigner

SEC-VLab CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard B 80/100 over 23 records in the last 180 days details

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://r.sec-consult.com/imonitor	third-party-advisory
https://sec-consult.com/vulnerability-lab/advisor…	exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/72

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
iMonitor Software Inc.	iMonitor EAM	Affected: 9.63.94

Credits

Marius Renner, SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab Daniel Hirschberger, SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab Tobias Niemann, SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab Thorger Jansen, SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab

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