Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® Linx Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities_CVE-2025-9068

8.5 / 10

HIGH

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

Description

A security issue exists within the Rockwell Automation Driver Package x64 Microsoft Installer File (MSI) repair functionality, installed with FTLinx. Authenticated attackers with valid Windows Users credentials can initiate a repair and hijack the resulting console window for vbpinstall.exe. This allows the launching of a command prompt running with SYSTEM-level privileges, allowing full access to all files, processes, and system resources.

AI Analysis

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Basic Information

ID CVE-2025-9068

Source Rockwell

Published Oct 14, 2025 at 12:23

Affected Product

Vendor Rockwell Automation

Product FactoryTalk Linx

Version 6.40 and prior

Affected Versions Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Linx 6.40 and prior

CWE Classification

CWE-269

References

www.rockwellautomation.com /en-us/trust-center/security-advisories/advisory.SD1754.html

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