CVE-2025-10548
📋 TL;DR
CleverControl employee monitoring software fails to validate TLS certificates during installation, allowing man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept downloads and replace legitimate components with malicious files. When exploited, this leads to remote code execution with SYSTEM privileges. Organizations using CleverControl v11.5.1041.6 (and likely earlier versions) are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- CleverControl Employee Monitoring Software
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
🔒 Custom verification scripts are available for registered users. Sign up free to download automated test scripts.
- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Full system compromise with administrative rights, allowing attacker persistence, data theft, and lateral movement across the network.
Likely Case
Initial foothold leading to malware deployment, credential harvesting, or ransomware execution on affected systems.
If Mitigated
Attack prevented through network segmentation, certificate pinning, or installation source verification.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires man-in-the-middle position during installation. No authentication needed for the vulnerable component download.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: None
Vendor Advisory: None
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Vendor has been unresponsive. Consider alternative software solutions.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Verify Installation Source Integrity
WindowsDownload installation files from verified sources and verify checksums before installation.
Get-FileHash -Algorithm SHA256 'CleverControl_Setup.exe'
Network Segmentation During Installation
allInstall software on isolated network segments to prevent MITM attacks.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Discontinue use of CleverControl and remove from all systems.
- Implement network monitoring for curl.exe --insecure usage during software installations.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if CleverControl v11.5.1041.6 is installed. Monitor network traffic during installation for curl.exe with --insecure flag.Check Version:
Check installed programs in Control Panel or run: wmic product where name='CleverControl' get versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify CleverControl is not installed or has been removed from systems.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Process creation events for curl.exe with --insecure parameter
- Network connections to download servers during CleverControl installation
Network Indicators:
- Unencrypted or improperly validated TLS connections to download.clevercontrol.com or similar domains
- Unexpected executable downloads during installation windows
SIEM Query:
process_name='curl.exe' AND command_line LIKE '%--insecure%' AND parent_process LIKE '%setup%'