CVE-2025-27255
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 · uneditedUse 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.
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 confidenceGE Vernova EnerVista UR Setup uses a hardcoded password to encrypt its local user database. An attacker who analyzes the application code can extract this password and decrypt the user database, allowing them to escalate privileges by modifying user credentials.
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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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
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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Locate the GE Vernova EnerVista UR Setup installationSearch for the application in typical installation directories such as C:\Program Files\GE Vernova\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\GE Vernova\, or check for the EnerVista UR Setup executable (enerVistaUR.exe or similar) on the systemAffected if The application is installed on the system
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Identify the local user database fileLook for database files in the application data folder, typically under %APPDATA%\GE Vernova\ or within the installation directory, with extensions such as .db, .sdf, .mdb, or .xml that may contain user credentialsAffected if A local user database file exists and contains stored user credentials
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Search for hardcoded password strings in application binariesUse a strings extraction tool or hex editor to examine the main executable files (enerVistaUR.exe and related DLLs) in the installation directory for plaintext password patterns or cryptographic key strings that appear hardcodedAffected if Hardcoded password or encryption key strings are found embedded in the application binaries or configuration files
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Verify the database encryption configurationOpen the user database file with a database viewer if available, or check application configuration XML/INI files for encryption settings, noting whether the database is stated to be encryptedAffected if The local user database is encrypted and the application uses a static encryption key rather than per-instance credentials
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Check for privilege escalation risk via user credential filesExamine the user database file permissions and contents to determine if low-privilege users can modify or replace the database file to alter account credentials or add administrative usersAffected if The user database can be modified by users with file system access to inject or modify credential data
A system is affected if GE Vernova EnerVista UR Setup is installed and uses an encrypted local user database with a hardcoded password embedded in the application code, allowing privilege escalation through credential modification.
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 dataReplace the hardcoded encryption password with a dynamically generated or securely stored credential, implement proper secret management, and rotate any credentials that may have been exposed.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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