CVE-2025-10540
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditediMonitor EAM 9.6394 transmits communication between the EAM client agent and the EAM server, as well as between the EAM monitor management software and the server, in plaintext without authentication or encryption. An attacker with network access can intercept sensitive information (such as credentials, keylogger data, and personally identifiable information) and tamper with traffic. This allows both unauthorized disclosure and modification of data, including issuing arbitrary commands to client agents.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceiMonitor EAM 9.6394 transmits all client-agent and management software communications in plaintext without encryption or authentication. An attacker with network access can perform man-in-the-middle attacks to intercept credentials, keylogger data, and PII, as well as modify traffic to issue arbitrary commands to client agents.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify iMonitor EAM versionLocate the installed iMonitor EAM software on the system and retrieve its version number (typically found in the application properties, about dialog, or installed programs list)Affected if The installed version is 9.6394 or earlier (any version prior to the patched release)
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Verify SSL/TLS encryption is enabledAccess the iMonitor EAM management console or configuration settings and check whether SSL/TLS encryption is enabled for client-agent and server communicationsAffected if SSL/TLS encryption is disabled or set to plaintext mode for any communication channel between clients, agents, and the management server
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Confirm mutual authentication configurationReview the authentication settings in the EAM management console to verify that mutual (client-server) authentication is properly configured and enforcedAffected if Mutual authentication is not configured, disabled, or set to optional for agent-client connections
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Capture and inspect network trafficUse a network packet capture tool (such as Wireshark) to capture traffic between EAM agents and the management server, then inspect the protocol and content for plaintext transmissionAffected if Network traffic shows unencrypted plaintext protocols (HTTP, unencrypted custom protocols) instead of HTTPS or encrypted channels
A user is affected if the installed iMonitor EAM version is 9.6394 or earlier AND SSL/TLS encryption is disabled OR mutual authentication is not enforced, resulting in plaintext network communications that can be intercepted or manipulated.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement TLS/SSL encryption for all network communications between EAM clients, agents, and servers, and add proper mutual authentication to prevent unauthorized command injection.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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