CVE-2025-55082VulnerabilityPublished 15 Oct 2025

CVE-2025-55082: Eclipse Foundation NetX Duo · Out-of-bounds Read

Affects Eclipse Foundation NetX DuoSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

6.9Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 16% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Vulnerable system confidentiality: Low
Vulnerable system integrity: None
Vulnerable system availability: None
Subsequent system confidentiality: None
Subsequent system integrity: None
Subsequent system availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable system is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed below, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed “remotely exploitable” and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files of the vulnerable system to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without interaction from any human user, other than the attacker.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Subsequent System or all confidentiality impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Subsequent System or all integrity impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 15 Oct 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Eclipse Foundation NetX Duo	Affected =0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-55082, organizations should immediately identify all devices and systems using NetX Duo versions prior to 6.4.4. The primary mitigation is to upgrade to NetX Duo version 6.4.4 or later, where the PSK length validation issue has been addressed. If immediate patching is not feasible, organizations should implement network-level controls to restrict access to vulnerable devices, such as firewall rules limiting TLS handshake traffic to trusted sources. Additionally, monitoring network traffic for anomalous TLS ClientHello messages with irregular PSK lengths can help detect exploitation attempts. Embedded device manufacturers should review their TLS handshake implementations to ensure strict validation of all input fields, particularly PSK lengths. Security teams should also conduct penetration testing and code audits on embedded systems to identify similar input validation weaknesses. Finally, maintaining an up-to-date inventory of embedded devices and their software versions will facilitate rapid response to such vulnerabilities in the future.

Description

In NetX Duo version before 6.4.4, the component of Eclipse Foundation ThreadX, there was a potential out of bound read in _nx_secure_tls_process_clienthello() because of a missing validation of PSK length provided in the user message.

Impact

For European organizations, the impact of CVE-2025-55082 is primarily related to confidentiality breaches in embedded and IoT devices that use vulnerable versions of NetX Duo. These devices are often found in industrial automation, telecommunications, smart infrastructure, and critical control systems. An attacker exploiting this vulnerability could remotely read sensitive memory contents, potentially exposing cryptographic keys, credentials, or other confidential data. While the vulnerability does not directly affect system integrity or availability, leaked information could facilitate further attacks or espionage. European industries with extensive use of embedded systems, such as manufacturing plants, energy grids, and telecom providers, could face increased risk of intellectual property theft or disruption of secure communications. The absence of known exploits reduces immediate risk but does not eliminate the threat, especially as attackers may develop exploits targeting these embedded environments. Therefore, the vulnerability could undermine trust in secure communications and data confidentiality in critical sectors across Europe.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessCWE Top 25 (2025): #8
The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
Implementation · Input Validation
Assume all input is malicious. Use an "accept known good" input validation strategy, i.e., use a list of acceptable inputs that strictly conform to specifications. Reject any input that does not strictly conform to specifications, or transform it into something that does.
Architecture and Design · Language Selection
Use a language that provides appropriate memory abstractions.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
XML Security (opens in a new tab)
Mass Assignment (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V13.3.1 (opens in a new tab)
V5.1.4 (opens in a new tab)
V5.1.3 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Overread Buffers (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

github.com/eclipse-threadx/netxduo/security/advisories/GHSA-8h38-qjhh-mf2h (opens in a new tab)

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 15 Oct 2025, 11:28 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-125

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