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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-25 14:31 – Updated: 2025-11-03 18:08
VLAI
Title
Local Privilege Escalation via Insecure Update Mechanism in iMonitor EAM
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.
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
References
Impacted products
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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