Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-10542

Published
25 September 2025
Modified
15 April 2026
CVSS Score v3.1 9.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0067 49th percentile
Risk Priority 72 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-10542 is a critical-severity Use of Default Credentials (CWE-1392) vulnerability in Sec Consult (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Default Accounts (T1078.001); ranked at the 49th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to CM-6 (Configuration Settings) and IA-5 (Authenticator Management) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2025-10542 is a critical vulnerability in iMonitor EAM version 9.6394, where the software ships with default administrative credentials that are visibly displayed within the management client’s connection dialog. If administrators fail to change these defaults, the flaw allows unauthorized authentication to the EAM server. Published on 2025-09-25, it is rated 9.8 on the CVSS v3.1 scale (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) and maps to CWE-1392.

A remote attacker requires only network access to the EAM server and knowledge of the unchanged default credentials, with no privileges, user interaction, or special conditions needed. Successful exploitation grants full control over the server, monitored agents, and associated data, enabling the attacker to read highly sensitive telemetry—including keylogger output—and issue arbitrary actions to all connected clients.

Advisories detailing the vulnerability, including mitigation guidance, are available from SEC Consult at https://sec-consult.com/vulnerability-lab/advisory/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-imonitorsoft-eam/, https://r.sec-consult.com/imonitor, and http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Sep/72.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A07:2025 Authentication Failures

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

iMonitor EAM 9.6394 ships with default administrative credentials that are also displayed within the management client’s connection dialog. If the administrator does not change these defaults, a remote attacker can authenticate to the EAM server and gain full control over…

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monitored agents and data. This enables reading highly sensitive telemetry (including keylogger output) and issuing arbitrary actions to all connected clients.

CWE(s)
CWE-1392

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1078.001 Default Accounts Stealth
Adversaries may obtain and abuse credentials of a default account as a means of gaining Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, or Defense Evasion.
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T1078 Valid Accounts Stealth
Adversaries may obtain and abuse credentials of existing accounts as a means of gaining Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, or Defense Evasion.
attack.mitre.org →
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
attack.mitre.org →
T1021 Remote Services Lateral Movement
Adversaries may use [Valid Accounts](https://attack.
attack.mitre.org →
T1133 External Remote Services Persistence
Adversaries may leverage external-facing remote services to initially access and/or persist within a network.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2024-28093Shared CWE-1392
CVE-2025-2119Shared CWE-1392
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CVE-2025-30139Shared CWE-1392
CVE-2025-22460Shared CWE-1392
CVE-2024-5632Shared CWE-1392
CVE-2026-22273Shared CWE-1392
CVE-2024-13893Shared CWE-1392
CVE-2025-6529Shared CWE-1392
CVE-2025-12217Shared CWE-1392

Affected Assets

Sec Consult
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inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V13.2.1

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

CM-6 Configuration Settings good match

Secure configuration settings establish baselines that prohibit default credentials on system components.

IA-5 Authenticator Management good match

Authenticator management requires verification of identity and secure distribution of initial authenticators, directly stopping default credentials from being left in place.

RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning good match

Vulnerability scanning can discover default credentials after deployment but does not stop their introduction.

AC-2 Account Management partial match

Account management processes include assignment and control of initial account credentials, reducing the chance defaults remain active.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-01 full match
prevents

Hardened baselines and configuration management explicitly prohibit default credentials on deployed systems.

PR.AA-01 mostly match
prevents

Credential management processes directly require replacing or disabling default passwords and keys.

PR.AA-03 partial match
prevents

Authentication policies can enforce non-default credential strength but do not explicitly address initial deployment defaults.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.9 Configuration management mostly match
prevents

The requirement to replace vendor default authentication information immediately after installation directly counters the use of default credentials that attackers commonly target.

References