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high 7.5

CVE-2022-25252 json

PTC Axeda agent and Axeda Desktop Server Improper Check or Handling Of Exceptional Conditions

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-29949

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.6%
EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

When connecting to a certain port Axeda agent (All versions) and Axeda Desktop Server for Windows (All versions) when receiving certain input throws an exception. Services using said function do not handle the exception. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to crash the affected product.

Patch / fix

  • ptc axeda_agent 6.9.1
  • ptc axeda_desktop_server 6.9.215

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

cisa ICSA-22-067-01 updated cvss 7.5

PTC Axeda agent and Axeda Desktop Server (Update C)

  • PTC Axeda agent PTC Axeda Desktop Server for Windows
    affected: mitigation “Upgrade to Axeda agent Version 6.9.2 build 1049 or 6.9.3 build 1051 when running older versions of the Axeda agent.” ptc.com

From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

1.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • PTC Axeda agent
  • PTC Axeda Desktop Server for Windows

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-703 Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions
  • CWE-754 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

References

Sources

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