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CVE-2025-41698VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-41698: Draeger ICMHelper · Missing Authorization

Affects Draeger ICMHelperSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 1% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 5 Aug 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Draeger Draeger ICMHelperAffected
  • =0
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

To mitigate this vulnerability, European organizations using Draeger ICMHelper should immediately implement strict access controls to limit local user access to trusted personnel only. Network segmentation and endpoint protection should be enhanced to detect and prevent unauthorized local access attempts. Employing application whitelisting and behavior monitoring can help detect anomalous interactions with the ICMHelper service. Additionally, conducting regular audits of user privileges and local access logs will help identify potential exploitation attempts early. For critical environments, consider isolating affected devices from general user workstations and enforcing multi-factor authentication for local access where possible. Incident response plans should be updated to include scenarios involving local privilege escalation and unauthorized service interaction.

Description

A low privileged local attacker can interact with the affected service although user-interaction should not be allowed.

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