CVE-2025-7970

highpriority · track · 30OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.004 · 30 %ileDEEUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.37% (30th) EPSS

CVSS 7.5 · high

Is it mine?

6 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · cisa_csaf_ot

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A security issue exists within FactoryTalk Activation Manager. An error in the implementation of cryptography within the software could allow attackers to decrypt traffic. This could result in data exposure, session hijacking, or full communication compromise.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedFactoryTalk Activation Managercisa_csaf_ot
Rockwell Automation recommends users update FactoryTalk Activation Manager software to Version 5.02 or later.
MitigationFactoryTalk Activation Managercisa_csaf_ot
If users are not able to upgrade to one of the corrected versions, Rockwell Automation recommends following their security best practices.
https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1085012/loc/en_US#__highlight

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

8.7

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.6–8.7

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · CISA US

v4.08.7highCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:Nsecondary · ENISA EU

v4.08.7highCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Xsecondary · PSIRT@rockwellautomation.com

v4.06.6mediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Xsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-303USCWE-306US

affected products (6)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Activation Manager <5.02all versionscert_bundDE
Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk≤ Activation Manager <5.02cert_bundDE
Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Activation Manager: 5.00all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Activation Managerall versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Activation Manager≤ 5.00enisa_euvdEU
rockwellautomation factorytalk activation manager5.00.00 → 5.01.01nvdUScpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:factorytalk_activation_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2025-1997Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-09-08csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen, Daten zu manipulieren und beliebigen Code auszuführen.
ICSA-25-252-05Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Activation Manager2025-09-09icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in in data exposure, session hijacking, or full communication compromise.

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd cert_bund cisa_csaf_ot nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2025-09-09modified 2026-06-17

references (3)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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