CVE-2026-25601

Credential Exposure vulnerability in MEPIS RM

Published Apr 1, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:metronik:mepis_rm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:metronik:mepis_rm:8.2.0007:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Metronik
Metronik mepis Rm
Vendors & Products Metronik
Metronik mepis Rm
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Credential Exposure vulnerability in MEPIS RM
Weaknesses CWE-798
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
ENISA
Published
Updated
Apr 1, 2026, 12:35 PM
Reserved
Feb 3, 2026, 7:24 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 1, 2026, 12:16 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 9:10 PM