Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation heap-based overflow

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A vulnerability was found in Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-7025. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation (the affected version is unknown). This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A memory abuse issue exists in the Rockwell Automation Arena® Simulation. A custom file can force Arena Simulation to read and write past the end of memory space. Successful use requires user action, such as opening a bad file or webpage. If used, a threat actor could execute code or disclose information.

The advisory is available at rockwellautomation.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-7025 since 07/02/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/08/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 245590 (Rockwell Automation Arena < 16.20.10 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (245590). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• Automation Software

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• Rockwell Automation

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• Arena Simulation

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• commercial

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