CVE-2025-7973 HIGH

CVE-2025-7973: Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® ViewPoint Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vendor Rockwell Automation
Product FactoryTalk® ViewPoint
Weakness CWE-268
Published August 14, 2025
Last update August 14, 2025

CVSS base score

8.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 14, 2025 CVE published
August 14, 2025 Record updated