CVE-2025-41438: Consilium Safety CS5000 Fire Panel Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-05-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-1188

Description

The CS5000 Fire Panel is vulnerable due to a default account that exists on the panel. Even though it is possible to change this by SSHing into the device, it has remained unchanged on every installed system observed. This account is not root but holds high-level permissions that could severely impact the device's operation if exploited.

Affected products

Consilium Safety CS5000 Fire Panel: all versions

References

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-148-03
https://www.consiliumsafety.com/en/support/

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