What is CVE-2022-38625?

CVE-2022-38625 is a high-severity vulnerability in Patlite Nbm-D88n, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-08-29.

How severe is CVE-2022-38625?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Patlite Nbm-D88n

CVE-2022-38625

Patlite NH-FB v1.46 and below was discovered to contain insufficient firmware validation during the upgrade firmware file upload process. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers to create and upload their own custom-built firmware and inject malicious code. NOTE: the vendor's position is that this is a design choice, not a vulnerability

Published 2022-08-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (45.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 45.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-345 — Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

References

www.patlite.com/network-products/lineup/nh-fb.html (Product, Vendor Advisory)
gist.github.com/Nwqda/dfad4e11b545dd40aebca6031d202f66 (Broken Link)
www.youtube.com/watch (Permissions Required)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38625?: CVE-2022-38625 is a high-severity vulnerability in Patlite Nbm-D88n, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-08-29.
How severe is CVE-2022-38625?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.