Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer 36.00.02 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer 36.00.02. This impacts an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to Local Privilege Escalation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-7971. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer 36.00.02. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A security issues exists within Studio 5000 Logix Designer due to unsafe handling of environment variables. If the specified path lacks a valid file, Logix Designer crashes; However, it may be possible to execute malicious code without triggering a crash.

The advisory is shared for download at rockwellautomation.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-7971 since 07/21/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/17/2025).

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 CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1844). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Rockwell Automation Studio 5000

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Timelineinfo

07/21/2025 CVE reserved
08/14/2025 +24 days Advisory disclosed
08/14/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/17/2025 +3 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: rockwellautomation.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-7971 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-7971
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-320164
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1844 - Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung

Entryinfo

Created: 08/14/2025 17:50
Updated: 08/17/2025 04:53
Changes: 08/14/2025 17:50 (64), 08/15/2025 17:10 (2), 08/17/2025 04:53 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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