01 Record
CVE-2025-10539
Improper TLS Certificate Validation RCE via Malicious Update in DeskTime Time Tracking App
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: SEC-VLab
CNA base score4.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
02 Description
Improper TLS Certificate Validation RCE via Malicious Update in DeskTime Time Tracking App
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.17% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 7.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 4.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-07.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-04-28 07:52Z6 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-04-29 19:32Z6 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-09-16
- Assigning CNA
- SEC-VLab
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 4.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- a9d6fd6483037551f350a4c9686b1e286834ab50d8ba0bf1d463bf02b4bf679e
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- r.sec-consult.comhttps://r.sec-consult.com/desktime
- desktime.comhttps://desktime.com/download
- sec-consult.comhttps://sec-consult.com/vulnerability-lab/advisory/missing-tls-certificate-validation-leading-to-rce-in-desktime-time-tracking-app/
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2026/Apr/20
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2026/Apr/21
07 Remediation
The vendor provides a patched version v1.3.674 which can be obtained from: https://desktime.com/download