CVE-2025-1688
mediumpriority · track · 0OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.002 · 15 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Milestone Systems has discovered a security vulnerability in Milestone XProtect installer that resets system configuration password after the upgrading from older versions using specific installers. The system configuration password is an additional, optional protection that is enabled on the Management Server. To mitigate the issue, we highly recommend updating system configuration password via GUI with a standard procedure. Any system upgraded with 2024 R1 or 2024 R2 release installer is vulnerable to this issue. Systems upgraded from 2023 R3 or older with version 2025 R1 and newer are not affected.
remediations
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No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.
- MitigationSiveillance Videosiemens_psirt
Change the system configuration password settings (see page 268 in "Siveillance Video 2024 R1 Administrator Manual")
- MitigationSiveillance Videocisa_csaf_ot
Change the system configuration password settings (see page 268 in "Siveillance Video 2024 R1 Administrator Manual")
- No fix availableSiveillance Videosiemens_psirt
Currently no fix is available
- No fix availableSiveillance Videocisa_csaf_ot
Currently no fix is available
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 1.4–5.5
ssvc
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affected products (6)
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advisories (2)
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- SSA-552330SSA-552330: System Configuration Password Reset in Siveillance Video V2024 R12025-05-14csaf · siemens_psirtDE
The installer of Siveillance Video V2024 R1 resets the system configuration password when updating from older versions of Siveillance Video. This could inadvertently remove the password protection from system configuration files, also affecting backup data sets that were created after the update to V2024 R1. Siemens recommends to change the system configuration password settings for systems that were updated from any older version to V2024 R1.
- ICSA-25-140-05Siemens Siveillance Video2025-05-14icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
The installer of Siveillance Video V2024 R1 resets the system configuration password when updating from older versions of Siveillance Video. This could inadvertently remove the password protection from system configuration files, also affecting backup data sets that were created after the update to V2024 R1. Siemens recommends to change the system configuration password settings for systems that were updated from any older version to V2024 R1.
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references (4)
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- https://supportcommunity.milestonesys.com/KBRedir?art=000069835&lang=en_UScnnvd
- https://supportcommunity.milestonesys.com/s/article/CVE-2025-1688-system-configuration-password-reset?language=en_USPatchcnnvd
- https://supportcommunity.milestonesys.com/KBRedir?art=000069835&lang=en_USenisa_euvd
- https://supportcommunity.milestonesys.com/KBRedir?art=000069835&lang=en_USnvd
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