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2 vulnerabilities found for FactoryTalk® ViewPoint by Rockwell Automation
CVE-2025-7973 (GCVE-0-2025-7973)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2025-08-14 13:52 – Updated: 2025-08-14 15:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® ViewPoint Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Summary
A security issue exists in FactoryTalk ViewPoint version 14.0 or below due to improper handling of MSI repair operations. During a repair, attackers can hijack the cscript.exe console window, which runs with SYSTEM privileges. This can be exploited to spawn an elevated command prompt, enabling full privilege escalation.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-268 - Privilege Chaining
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwell Automation | FactoryTalk® ViewPoint |
Affected:
Version 14.00 or below
|
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CVE-2025-7973 (GCVE-0-2025-7973)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-14 13:52 – Updated: 2025-08-14 15:05
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® ViewPoint Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Summary
A security issue exists in FactoryTalk ViewPoint version 14.0 or below due to improper handling of MSI repair operations. During a repair, attackers can hijack the cscript.exe console window, which runs with SYSTEM privileges. This can be exploited to spawn an elevated command prompt, enabling full privilege escalation.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-268 - Privilege Chaining
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwell Automation | FactoryTalk® ViewPoint |
Affected:
Version 14.00 or below
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