Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Simulation Interface information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Simulation Interface. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation results in Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-11697. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Simulation Interface (affected version not known). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A local code execution security issue exists within Studio 5000® Simulation Interface™ via the API. This vulnerability allows any Windows user on the system to extract files using path traversal sequences, resulting in execution of scripts with Administrator privileges on system reboot.

The advisory is shared for download at rockwellautomation.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-11697 since 10/13/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

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-2025-2538). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

  • Rockwell Automation Studio 5000

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

10/13/2025 CVE reserved
11/11/2025 +29 days Advisory disclosed
11/11/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/12/2025 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: rockwellautomation.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-11697 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-11697
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-331872
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2538 - Rockwell Automation Studio 5000: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 11/11/2025 16:49
Updated: 11/12/2025 07:17
Changes: 11/11/2025 16:49 (63), 11/11/2025 17:38 (2), 11/12/2025 07:17 (7)
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