CVE-2025-7971

highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.001 · 2 %ileDEEUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.13% (2nd) EPSS

CVSS 7.5 · high

Is it mine?

5 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · cisa_csaf_ot

EPSS · scored 2026-10-23

A security issues exists within Studio 5000 Logix Designer due to unsafe handling of environment variables. If the specified path lacks a valid file, Logix Designer crashes; However, it may be possible to execute malicious code without triggering a crash.

remediations

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

No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.

MitigationStudio 5000 Logix Designercisa_csaf_ot
Rockwell Automation recommends users to update to version 37.00.02 or later if possible. If users using the affected software are not able to upgrade the version, security best practices should be applied.
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.

7.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.1–7.5

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

v4.07.3highCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v4.07.3highCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/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

v4.04.1mediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/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: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-20USCWE-20US

affected products (5)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer <V37.00.02all versionscert_bundDE
Rockwell Automation Studio 5000≤ Logix Designer <V37.00.02cert_bundDE
Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer: >=36.00.02|<37.00.02all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer36.00.02| → 37.00.02cisa_csaf_otUS
Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer®≤ V36.00.02enisa_euvdEU

advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2025-1844Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer: Schwachstelle ermöglicht CodeausführungDeutsch2025-08-14csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.
ICSA-25-226-29Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer2025-08-14icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to crash the device or execute malicious code.

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 CVE.org MITRE

published 2025-08-14modified 2026-06-17

references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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