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ICSA-25-219-05: Packet Power EMX and EG ↗ source

August 7, 2025 CISA ICS Advisory

Summary

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain full access to the device without authentication. CVE-2025-8284: By default, the Packet Power Monitoring and Control Web Interface do not enforce authentication mechanisms. This vulnerability could allow unauthorized users to access and manipulate monitoring and control functions.

Advisory Details CISA ICS CSAF feed

Advisory ID
ICSA-25-219-05
Status
Final · version 1
Initial release
2025-08-07
Last revised
2025-08-07
Vendor
Packet Power
Critical infrastructure sectors
Energy
Deployed
Worldwide
Vendor headquarters
United States

Minimizing network exposure for all control system devices and/or systems, ensuring they are not accessible from the internet.

No known public exploitation specifically targeting this vulnerability has been reported to CISA at this time.

Credit: Anthony Rose, Jacob Krasnov (BC Security)

Affected products (2)
  • EMX — <4.1.0
  • EG — <4.1.0

From CISA's machine-readable CSAF 2.0 advisory (JSON).

Vulnerabilities as Stated by the Advisory

CVEWeaknessCVSS v3Details
CVE-2025-8284 CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function 9.8 Critical By default, the Packet Power Monitoring and Control Web Interface do not enforce authentication mechanisms. This vulnerability could allow unauthorized users to access and manipulate monitoring and control functions.

Mitigation: Packet Power recommends the following:

Mitigation: Update the affected products to version 4.1.0 or later.

Mitigation: Isolate devices whenever possible.

Affected, fixed & timeline

Affected:

  • EMX <4.1.0
  • EG <4.1.0

Scores and weakness types are as CISA or the republishing vendor stated them in this advisory; the linked CVE pages carry the independently enriched CVSS and SSVC assessments.

News Coverage

No coverage found in monitored research blogs or news feeds.

CVEs Referenced in This Publication

CVECVSSAffected
CVE-2025-8284 9.8 Critical Packet Power EMX By default, the Packet Power Monitoring and Control Web Interface do not enforce authentication mechanisms. This vulnerability could allow unauthor…

Named by the advisory itself. Each CVE links to its tracked detail page.

Vendors Named in This Publication

No KEV-catalogued vendors are named in this publication.