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CVE-2022-25246

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-25246 describes a critical vulnerability in all versions of PTC Axeda Agent and Axeda Desktop Server for Windows, stemming from hard-coded credentials used by their UltraVNC installation. This flaw allows a remote authenticated attacker to gain full control over the host operating system. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating high awareness and potential for future exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 6.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ptc:axeda_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 6.9.215CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ptc:axeda_desktop_server:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.78%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
75.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0178 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 17,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

cisa.gov / uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-067-01
MitigationThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
ptc.com / en/support/article/CS363561
Vendor Advisory