CVE-2025-41438Network attack vector

High-privilege access via unchanged default account

Published May 29, 2025 · Updated May 30, 2025

Insecure default account initialization in all Consilium Safety CS5000 Fire Panel versions allows remote attackers to gain high-privilege access. The panel provisions a non-root account with high-level permissions and leaves that insecure default enabled unless it is changed over SSH. Exploitation requires network reachability; the vendor states that normal installations lack direct Internet access and require onboard access to restricted areas.

CVSS severity9.3
Critical
EPSS probability0.73%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Insecure default account initialization in all Consilium Safety CS5000 Fire Panel versions allows remote attackers to gain high-privilege access. The panel provisions a non-root account with high-level permissions and leaves that insecure default enabled unless it is changed over SSH. Exploitation requires network reachability; the vendor states that normal installations lack direct Internet access and require onboard access to restricted areas.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-41438
Published
May 29, 2025
Updated
May 30, 2025
Vendor
Consilium Safety
Product
CS5000 Fire Panel
Classifications
CWE-1188, T0859
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 29, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 30, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=All versions

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Consilium Safety · CS5000 Fire Panelversion=All versions

Published CVSS scores

9.8ICS-CERTCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.3ICS-CERTCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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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-1188Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
T0859Valid Accounts

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