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CVE-2025-48496: Emerson ValveLink Products Uncontrolled Search Path Element

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-07-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-427

Description

Emerson ValveLink products use a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.

Affected products

• Emerson ValveLink DTM: before ValveLink 14.0 — fixed in ValveLink 14.0
• Emerson ValveLink PRM: before ValveLink 14.0 — fixed in ValveLink 14.0
• Emerson ValveLink SNAP-ON: before ValveLink 14.0 — fixed in ValveLink 14.0
• Emerson ValveLink SOLO: before ValveLink 14.0 — fixed in ValveLink 14.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Emerson ValveLink DTM ValveLink 14.0; Emerson ValveLink PRM ValveLink 14.0; Emerson ValveLink SNAP-ON ValveLink 14.0; Emerson ValveLink SOLO ValveLink 14.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-189-01
• https://www.emerson.com/en-us/support/security-notifications
• https://www.emerson.com/en-us/support/software-downloads-drivers

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