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CVE-2025-52579: Emerson ValveLink Products Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Memory

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% 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-316

Description

Emerson ValveLink Products store sensitive information in cleartext in memory. The sensitive memory might be saved to disk, stored in a core dump, or remain uncleared if the product crashes, or if the programmer does not properly clear the memory before freeing it.

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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