CVE-2025-10541 Local Privilege Escalation via Insecure Update Mechanism in iMonitor EAM
Local attackers can escalate privileges to SYSTEM by placing malicious files in a world-writable update directory used by the iMonitor EAM service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-10541?
CVE-2025-10541 is a high-severity vulnerability in iMonitor EAM, published on 25 Sep 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
iMonitor EAM 9.6394 installs a system service (eamusbsrv64.exe) that runs with NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges. This service includes an insecure update mechanism that automatically loads files placed in the C:\sysupdate\ directory during startup. Because any local user can create and write to this directory, an attacker can place malicious DLLs or executables in it. Upon service restart, the files are moved to the application’s installation path and executed with SYSTEM privileges, leading to privilege escalation.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-10541?
How do I fix CVE-2025-10541?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-10541 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-10541 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-10541 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mw5x-5ggx-p642.