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CVE-2026-25601: Credential Exposure vulnerability in MEPIS RM
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-04-01 · updated 2026-10-26
- Weakness: CWE-798
Description
A vulnerability was identified in MEPIS RM, an industrial software product developed by Metronik. The application contained a hardcoded cryptographic key within the Mx.Web.ComponentModel.dll component. When the option to store domain passwords was enabled, this key was used to encrypt user passwords before storing them in the application’s database. An attacker with sufficient privileges to access the database could extract the encrypted passwords, decrypt them using the embedded key, and gain unauthorized access to the associated ICS/OT environment.
Affected products
- Metronik d.o.o. MEPIS RM: before 8.2.017; before 8.2.0007; 8.2.0007 — fixed in 8.2.017, 8.2.0007
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Metronik d.o.o. MEPIS RM 8.2.017, 8.2.0007. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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