System configuration password reset
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milestone Systems | XProtect VMS | 24.1 – 24.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- XProtect VMS VendorMilestone Systems Affected 24.1 – 24.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-1688
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xhqv-r4f7-v88g
More Milestone Systems vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-03270 Camera Driver possible Buffer Overflow CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.3
- TI-2026-02603 Remote Code Execution by administrative user on the Management Server CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2024-11662 Sensitive Information in Driver’s Log File CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.2
- TI-2025-00708 XProtect MIP API Missing Authorization CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-1688 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-1688 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xhqv-r4f7-v88g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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