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CVE-2022-25568

High

MotionEye allows attackers to access sensitive information

Published Mar 25, 2022 · Updated Aug 12, 2026 · Also known as GHSA-2c7w-v459-cwgf, PYSEC-2022-43141

Key Facts

Patch in the next maintenance window
  • CVE-2022-25568 is a high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5 v3.1) affecting Motioneye (Motioneye Project).
  • It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. No public exploit code is known.
  • EPSS estimates a 6.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
  • Fixed versions are available, including Motioneye 0.43.1b1, Motioneye <=0.42.1, Motioneye 0.42.1.
  • Brandefense priority: patch in the next maintenance window, because of its high severity, although no exploitation is known.

CVSS v3.1

7.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

6.9%

Higher than 93.9% of all scored CVEs

Exploited in the wild

No known

Not in a known-exploited catalog

Public exploit code

None known

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Description

MotionEye v0.42.1 and below allows attackers to access sensitive information via a GET request to /config/list. To exploit this vulnerability, a regular user password must be unconfigured.

Affected Products

2 affected entries in total
ProductAffected versionsFixed in
MotioneyeMotioneye ProjectSee advisory0.42.1

Patched Releases

Motioneye

0.43.1b1, <=0.42.1

Timeline

  1. Publicly disclosed

    Mar 25, 2022

  2. Last updated

    Aug 12, 2026

Weakness Type

  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
  • CWE-1188 Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

References

4 more references in the full CVE brief

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