CVE-2025-11918 (GCVE-0-2025-11918)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-11-14 13:28 – Updated: 2025-11-14 15:44
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Rockwell Automation Arena® Simulation Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Summary
Rockwell Automation Arena® suffers from a
stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the
parsing of DOE files. Local attackers are able to exploit this issue to
potentially execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Arena®. Exploiting
the vulnerability requires opening a malicious DOE file.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-11-14 15:44 UTC
CWE
- CWE-121 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwell Automation | Arena® Simulation |
Affected:
Version 16.20.10 and prior
|
guessed |
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