What is CVE-2022-25568?

CVE-2022-25568 is a high-severity vulnerability in Motioneye Project, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-03-24.

How severe is CVE-2022-25568?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-25568 known to be exploited?

9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Motioneye Project

CVE-2022-25568

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.

Published 2022-03-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.069 (93.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.069 · newest: 0.069 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Motioneye Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1188 — Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.pizzapower.me/2022/02/17/motioneye-config-info-disclosure/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/ccrisan/motioneye/issues/2292 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-25568?: CVE-2022-25568 is a high-severity vulnerability in Motioneye Project, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-03-24.
How severe is CVE-2022-25568?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-25568 known to be exploited?: 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.