CVE-2025-1449 in Verve Asset Manager
Summary
by MITRE • 03/31/2025
A vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation Verve Asset Manager due to insufficient variable sanitizing. A portion of the administrative web interface for Verve's Legacy Agentless Device Inventory (ADI) capability (deprecated since the 1.36 release) allows users to change a variable with inadequate sanitizing. If exploited, it could allow a threat actor with administrative access to run arbitrary commands in the context of the container running the service.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 03/31/2025
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-1449 resides within Rockwell Automation's Verve Asset Manager platform, specifically affecting the Legacy Agentless Device Inventory (ADI) component that has been deprecated since version 1.36. This represents a critical security gap in the administrative web interface where insufficient input validation and sanitization mechanisms exist for variable handling. The flaw manifests in the legacy ADI functionality that continues to operate despite its deprecation status, creating a potential attack surface that threat actors can exploit to gain elevated privileges and execute malicious code within the containerized environment where the service operates.
The technical implementation of this vulnerability stems from inadequate variable sanitizing processes that fail to properly validate or escape user-supplied input before processing. When administrative users interact with the deprecated ADI interface, the system does not sufficiently sanitize variables that control service behavior, allowing malicious input to bypass normal security controls. This insufficient sanitization creates a command injection vulnerability that directly maps to CWE-77 and CWE-94 categories, representing both improper neutralization of special elements used in command execution and execution of externally-supplied code. The vulnerability is particularly concerning because it leverages existing administrative access, meaning that an attacker who has already gained administrative privileges can exploit this flaw to escalate their capabilities within the container environment.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple command execution capabilities, as it allows threat actors to operate with the full privileges of the container running the Verve Asset Manager service. This container-level execution context provides attackers with access to sensitive system resources, potential network reconnaissance capabilities, and the ability to manipulate or exfiltrate data from the containerized environment. The deprecated nature of the ADI functionality suggests that this vulnerability may not have received the same level of security review and testing as core platform components, making it a prime target for exploitation. Organizations utilizing Rockwell Automation Verve Asset Manager should consider this vulnerability as a potential entry point for lateral movement within their operational technology environments, particularly in industrial control systems where containerized applications are increasingly common.
Mitigation strategies for CVE-2025-1449 should focus on immediate remediation through the complete removal of the deprecated ADI functionality from all affected systems, as this represents the most effective defense against exploitation. Organizations should also implement additional monitoring and logging around administrative access points to detect anomalous behavior that might indicate exploitation attempts. Network segmentation and least privilege access controls should be enforced to limit the potential impact of successful exploitation, while regular security assessments should be conducted to identify other deprecated components that may harbor similar vulnerabilities. The ATT&CK framework categorizes this type of vulnerability under T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter and T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation, highlighting the need for comprehensive defensive measures that address both the exploitation phase and the privilege escalation that follows such vulnerabilities.