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CVE-2025-58740: Milner ImageDirector Capture · Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

Affects Milner ImageDirector CaptureSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.5 High : upgrade to 7.6.3.25808 soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 11:07 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.07% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 0% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 7.6.3.25808
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 20 Jan 2026

  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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Milner ImageDirector Capture to 7.6.3.25808.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
MilnerImageDirector CaptureAffected
  • >=7.0.9 <7.6.3.25808
Fixed in
  • 7.6.3.25808

AI-suggested

1. 2. If you cannot patch yet, restrict local access to systems running ImageDirector Capture by enforcing strict access controls, limiting user permissions, and using endpoint security solutions to monitor and block unauthorized file access. 3. Employ application whitelisting and integrity monitoring on the C2SGlobalSettings.dll and related binaries to detect unauthorized modifications or attempts to extract embedded keys. 4. Rotate database credentials regularly and implement multi-factor authentication for database access to reduce the risk posed by compromised credentials. 5. Monitor logs and network traffic for unusual access patterns or attempts to use decrypted credentials to access backend systems. 6. Conduct internal audits and penetration tests focusing on local privilege escalation vectors to identify and remediate similar weaknesses. 7. Educate staff about the risks of local privilege misuse and enforce policies to minimize insider threats.

Description

The use of a hard-coded encryption key in calls to the Password function in C2SGlobalSettings.dll in Milner ImageDirector Capture on Windows allows a local attacker to decrypt database credentials by reading the cryptographic key from the executable. This issue affects ImageDirector Capture: from 7.0.9 before 7.6.3.25808.

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