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

published 2022-03-16 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo 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

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

fixed in 2

ptc axeda_agent 6.9.1
ptc axeda_desktop_server 6.9.215

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 2022-03-31 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: 18 mo ago (2025-04-16)

Exploit prediction

1.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

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

ptc.com /en/support/article/CS363561
vendor-advisory
cisa.gov /uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-067-01
mitigation, third-party-advisory, us-government-resource

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-25252
NVD CVE-2022-25252

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Summary