CVE-2025-27255 Hardcoded credentials in EnerVista UR Setup
An attacker can escalate privileges by extracting hardcoded credentials from the application code to decrypt the local user database.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-27255?
CVE-2025-27255 is a high-severity vulnerability in GE Vernova EnerVista UR Setup, published on 10 Mar 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in GE Vernova EnerVista UR Setup allows Privilege Escalation. The local user database is encrypted using an hardcoded password retrievable by an attacker analyzing the application code.
Weakness: CWE-798
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-27255?
How do I fix CVE-2025-27255?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-27255 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-27255 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-27255 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fh83-6qjg-wh4v.