CVE-2025-10548Public exploitNetwork attack vector

SYSTEM code execution via unauthenticated installer downloads

Published Sep 23, 2025 · Updated Sep 23, 2025

Improper certificate validation in CleverControl Employee Monitoring 11.5.1041.6 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute code as SYSTEM. The Windows MSI's instredist.cmd and srec.cmd scripts invoke curl.exe with --insecure, fetch external components, and launch them without authenticating the server. An attacker on the installation network path can replace either download, gaining administrative code execution when the installer runs.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.38%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper certificate validation in CleverControl Employee Monitoring 11.5.1041.6 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute code as SYSTEM. The Windows MSI's instredist.cmd and srec.cmd scripts invoke curl.exe with --insecure, fetch external components, and launch them without authenticating the server. An attacker on the installation network path can replace either download, gaining administrative code execution when the installer runs.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-10548
Published
Sep 23, 2025
Updated
Sep 23, 2025
Vendor
CleverControl Solutions, LLC
Product
CleverControl Employee Monitoring
Classifications
CWE-295, CAPEC-558, T1557
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 23, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=11.5.1041.6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

CleverControl Solutions, LLC · CleverControl Employee Monitoringversion=11.5.1041.6

Published CVSS scores

6.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

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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 exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-295Improper Certificate Validation
CAPEC-558Replace Trusted Executable
T1557Adversary-in-the-Middle

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