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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.