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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-1688

Milestone Systems has discovered a security vulnerability in Milestone XProtect installer that resets system configuration password after the upgrading from older versions using sp

Published Apr 15, 2025 · catalog updated Sep 9, 2025 · Milestone Systems XProtect VMS

Check this week

CVE-2025-1688 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 24.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Milestone Systems XProtect VMS.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
24.00%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Milestone Systems XProtect VMS 24.1 ≤24.2

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 a

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Milestone Systems XProtect VMS 24.1 ≤24.224.1 ≤24.2

How to fix CVE-2025-1688

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-1688 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 24.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Milestone Systems XProtect VMS.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Milestone Systems XProtect VMS 24.1 ≤24.2 24.1 ≤24.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 24.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 15, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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 G

  2. Sep 9, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    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 G

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-1688

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-10950

    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 e

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.