CVE-2025-35054
CVSS 5.3 Medium
- CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Published: 2025-10-09T21:15:36.357
Newforma Info Exchange (NIX) stores credentials used to configure NPCS in ‘HKLMSoftwareWOW6432NodeNewforma\Credentials’. The credentials are encrypted but the encryption key is stored in the same registry location. Authenticated users can access both the credentials and the encryption key. If these are Active Directory credentials, an attacker may be able to gain access to additional systems and resources.
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How to fix CVE-2025-35054
CVE-2025-35054 is a medium severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.
Description: Newforma Info Exchange (NIX) stores credentials used to configure NPCS in ‘HKLMSoftwareWOW6432NodeNewforma\Credentials’. The credentials are encrypted but the encryption key is stored in the same registry location. Authenticated users can access both the credentials and the encryption key. If these are Active Directory credentials, an attacker may be able to gain access to additional systems […]
Exploit Difficulty: MEDIUM
⏱️ Time to exploit: 1-4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Intermediate security knowledge
💰 Public exploits: May be available
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Description: Newforma Info Exchange (NIX) stores credentials used to configure NPCS in ‘HKLMSoftwareWOW6432NodeNewforma\Credentials’. The credentials are encrypted but the encryption key is stored in the same registry location. Authenticated users can access both the credentials and the encryption key. If these are Active Directory credentials, an attacker may be able to gain access to additional systems […]
Exploit Difficulty: MEDIUM
⏱️ Time to exploit: 1-4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Intermediate security knowledge
💰 Public exploits: May be available
How to Fix:
1 Identify affected systems
- Check if you're running the affected product
2 Immediate actions
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
3 Verification
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
4 Long-term prevention
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Exploit Difficulty Assessment
MEDIUM
Time to Exploit: 1-4 hours
Skills Required: Intermediate security knowledge
Public Exploits: May be available
Vulnerability Timeline
Oct 09, 2025
Vulnerability Published
CVE details first published to NVD database
Nov 12, 2025
Imported to Database
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