Rockwell Automation Arena up to 16.20.08 DOE File allocation of resources

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Rockwell Automation Arena up to 16.20.08. Affected is an unknown function of the component DOE File Handler. This manipulation causes allocation of resources. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-6377. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in Rockwell Automation Arena up to 16.20.08. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component DOE File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A remote code execution security issue exists in the Rockwell Automation Arena®.  A crafted DOE file can force Arena Simulation to write beyond the boundaries of an allocated object. Exploitation requires user interaction, such as opening a malicious file within the software. If exploited, a threat actor could execute arbitrary code on the target system. The software must run under the context of the administrator in order to cause worse case impact. This is reflected in the Rockwell CVSS score, as AT:P.

The advisory is shared at rockwellautomation.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-6377 since 06/19/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Automation Software

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• Rockwell Automation

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• Arena

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• 16.20.08

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• commercial

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