CVE-2025-65855

MEDIUMNVD 6.66.6—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.6 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2025-12-17. NVD baseline CVSS 6.6; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
6.6
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 6.6Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

The OTA firmware update mechanism in Netun Solutions HelpFlash IoT (firmware v18_178_221102_ASCII_PRO_1R5_50) uses hard-coded WiFi credentials identical across all devices and does not authenticate update servers or validate firmware signatures. An attacker with brief physical access can activate OTA mode (8-second button press), create a malicious WiFi AP using the known credentials, and serve malicious firmware via unauthenticated HTTP to achieve arbitrary code execution on this safety-critical emergency signaling device.

CVSS v3
6.6
EG Score
6.6(medium)
EG Risk
46(Track*)
EG Risk 46/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity66% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS
0.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

December 17, 2025

Last Modified

January 6, 2026

References (2)

Weakness Classification(3)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-65855?
CVE-2025-65855 is a medium vulnerability published on December 17, 2025. The OTA firmware update mechanism in Netun Solutions HelpFlash IoT (firmware v18178221102ASCIIPRO1R550) uses hard-coded WiFi credentials identical across all devices and does not authenticate update servers or validate firmware signatures. An attacker with brief physical access can activate OTA…
When was CVE-2025-65855 disclosed?
CVE-2025-65855 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 17, 2025, with the most recent update on January 6, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-65855 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-65855 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-65855?
CVE-2025-65855 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.6 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-65855?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-65855, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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