CVE-2025-10542Network attack vector

Administrative takeover via unchanged default credentials

Published Sep 25, 2025 · Updated Sep 25, 2025

Use of default credentials in iMonitor EAM 9.6394 allows remote attackers to take administrative control of the EAM server. The management service accepts the shipped admin account's three-digit password, and the connection dialog discloses both default values. Exposure requires the administrator to leave the defaults unchanged; successful login permits reading captured telemetry and directing actions across connected agents.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.72%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Use of default credentials in iMonitor EAM 9.6394 allows remote attackers to take administrative control of the EAM server. The management service accepts the shipped admin account's three-digit password, and the connection dialog discloses both default values. Exposure requires the administrator to leave the defaults unchanged; successful login permits reading captured telemetry and directing actions across connected agents.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-10542
Published
Sep 25, 2025
Updated
Sep 25, 2025
Vendor
iMonitor Software Inc.
Product
iMonitor EAM
Classifications
CWE-1392, T1078.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 25, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 25, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=9.63.94

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

iMonitor Software Inc. · iMonitor EAMversion=9.63.94

Published CVSS scores

9.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-1392Use of Default Credentials
T1078.001Valid Accounts: Default Accounts

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