CVE-2025-22495
An improper input validation vulnerability was discovered in the NTP server configuration field...
An improper input validation vulnerability was discovered in the NTP server configuration field of the Network-M2 card. This could result in an authenticated high privileged user having the ability to execute arbitrary commands. The vulnerability has been resolved in the version 3.0.4. Note - Network-M2 has been declared end-of-life in early 2024 and Network-M3 has been released as a fit-and-functional replacement.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.4
An improper input validation vulnerability was discovered in the NTP server configuration field of the Network-M2 card. This could result in an authenticated high privileged user having the ability to execute arbitrary commands. The vulnerability has been resolved in the version 3.0.4. Note - Network-M2 has been declared end-of-life in early 2024 and Network-M3 has been released as a fit-and-functional replacement.
- Record
CVE-2025-22495- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-4287
8.4
An improper input validation vulnerability was discovered in the NTP server configuration field of the Network-M2 card. This could result in an authenticated high privileged user having the ability to execute arbitrary commands. The vulnerability has been resolved in the version 3.0.4. Note - Network-M2 has been declared end-of-life in early 2024 and Network-M3 has been released as a fit-and-functional replacement.
- Record
EUVD-2025-4287- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pjqh-q2j4-8c7q
8.4
An improper input validation vulnerability was discovered in the NTP server configuration field...
An improper input validation vulnerability was discovered in the NTP server configuration field of the Network-M2 card. This could result in an authenticated high privileged user having the ability to execute arbitrary commands. The vulnerability has been resolved in the version 3.0.4. Note - Network-M2 has been declared end-of-life in early 2024 and Network-M3 has been released as a fit-and-functional replacement.
- Record
GHSA-pjqh-q2j4-8c7q- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.4
An improper input validation vulnerability was discovered in the NTP server configuration field of the Network-M2 card. This could result in an authenticated high privileged user having the ability to execute arbitrary commands. The vulnerability has been resolved in the version 3.0.4. Note - Network-M2 has been declared end-of-life in early 2024 and Network-M3 has been released as a fit-and-functional replacement.
- Record
CVE-2025-22495- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-22495 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.4) in Eaton Network M2, published February 24, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/company/news-insights/cybersecurity/security-bulletins/etn-va-2025-1004.pdf
eaton.com/content/dam/eaton/products/backup-power-ups-surge-it-power-distribution/power-management-software-connectivity/eaton-gigabit-network-card/Network-M2%20EOL.pdf
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22495
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pjqh-q2j4-8c7q