CVE-2025-9068 (GCVE-0-2025-9068)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-14 12:23 – Updated: 2025-10-14 18:49
VLAI
Title
Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® Linx Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Summary
A security issue exists within the Rockwell Automation Driver Package x64 Microsoft Installer File (MSI) repair functionality, installed with FTLinx. Authenticated attackers with valid Windows Users credentials can initiate a repair and hijack the resulting console window for vbpinstall.exe. This allows the launching of a command prompt running with SYSTEM-level privileges, allowing full access to all files, processes, and system resources.
Severity
8.5 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-10-14 18:49 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
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