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

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.5 v4.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-08-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-268

Description

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.

Affected products

• Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk ViewPoint: through Version 14.00

References

• https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/trust-center/security-advisories/advisory.SD1738.html

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