Overview
CVE-2025-10542 is a critical vulnerability affecting iMonitor EAM 9.6394, a software product widely used for employee monitoring and data security. The vulnerability stems from the software shipping with default administrative credentials, which are easily accessible and displayed within the management client’s connection dialog. This vulnerability has far-reaching implications, potentially allowing remote attackers to gain full control over monitored agents and data, leading to severe data leakages or even system compromise.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-10542
Severity: Critical (9.8 CVSS score)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Impact: Remote system takeover, potential data leakage, and compromise of monitored agents and data
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Product | Affected Versions
iMonitor EAM | 9.6394
How the Exploit Works
The exploit leverages the standard administrative credentials that ship with iMonitor EAM 9.6394. These credentials are displayed within the management client’s connection dialog. If these default credentials are not changed by the administrator, a remote attacker can use them to authenticate to the EAM server. This authentication grants the attacker full control over monitored agents and access to highly sensitive data, including keylogger output.
Conceptual Example Code
Below is a conceptual example of how an attacker might exploit this vulnerability.
ssh admin@target_eam_server
# Uses default credentials: admin:admin
# If authentication is successful, the attacker now has full control.This simple example shows how an attacker could use SSH to attempt to connect to the EAM server using the default admin credentials. If successful, the attacker gains full access to the server, with the ability to read sensitive telemetry and issue arbitrary actions to all connected clients.
Mitigation
To mitigate this vulnerability, administrators should immediately change the default credentials that ship with iMonitor EAM 9.6394. Additionally, they can apply a vendor-provided patch that addresses this issue. If an immediate patch is not available, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation.
In the long term, it is essential for administrators to follow best practices, such as regularly changing passwords and avoiding the use of default credentials, to minimize the risk of such vulnerabilities.
