Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-54156

Critical

Published: 18 August 2025

Published
18 August 2025
Modified
17 October 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v4 9.1 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.0003 7.4th percentile
Risk Priority 18 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-54156 is a critical-severity Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information (CWE-319) vulnerability in Santesoft Sante Pacs Server. Its CVSS base score is 9.1 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked at the 7.4th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

The Sante PACS Server Web Portal sends credential information without encryption.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

santesoft
sante pacs server
≤ 4.2.3

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-319 CWE-522

Sensitive values are moved off the primary channel, avoiding cleartext transmission risks associated with that channel.

addresses: CWE-522

Training instructs users on protecting credentials from disclosure or unauthorized access.

addresses: CWE-319

Role-based training covers secure transmission methods, mitigating cleartext transmission of sensitive data.

addresses: CWE-522

Training records for security awareness and role-based training verify education on credential protection practices, tangibly reducing risks from mishandling or exposing credentials.

addresses: CWE-319

By requiring documented security controls for information exchanges, the control reduces the risk of cleartext transmission of sensitive data.

addresses: CWE-319

Mapping transmission actions in data flows helps prevent cleartext transmission of sensitive information.

addresses: CWE-319

Settings can enforce secure transmission protocols to prevent cleartext transmission of sensitive data.

addresses: CWE-522

Protecting authenticator content from unauthorized disclosure and modification while requiring protective controls addresses insufficiently protected credentials.

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