CVE-2025-10541

CVE-2025-10541: Local Privilege Escalation via Insecure Update Mechanism in iMonitor EAM

Vendor Imonitor Software Inc.
Product iMonitor EAM
Weakness CWE-732
Published September 25, 2025
Last update November 3, 2025

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What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 25, 2025 CVE published
November 3, 2025 Record updated