CVE-2025-55093 Out of bound read and write in _nx_ipv4_packet_receive() when handling unicast DHCP messages

Medium 6.9 Published Updated

Out-of-bounds read and write in NetX Duo's IPv4 packet handler allows attackers to corrupt memory, potentially leading to code execution or denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-55093?

CVE-2025-55093 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Eclipse Foundation NetX Duo, published on 17 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In NetX Duo before 6.4.4, the networking support module for Eclipse Foundation ThreadX, there was a potential out of bound read issue in _nx_ipv4_packet_receive() when handling unicast DHCP messages that could cause corruption of 4 bytes of memory.

Weakness: CWE-125, CWE-126

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-55093?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Eclipse Threadx Netx Duo.

How do I fix CVE-2025-55093?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-55093 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2025-55093 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-55093 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c9pq-93jp-w649.

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