CODESYS Control RTE prior 3.5.22.0 resource transfer

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in CODESYS Control RTE, Control RTE SL, Control Win, HMI, Runtime Toolkit, Control for BeagleBone SL, Control for emPC-A, iMX6 SL, Control for IOT2000 SL, Control for Linux ARM SL, Control for Linux SL, Control for PFC100 SL, Control for PFC200 SL, Control for PLCnext SL, Control for Raspberry Pi SL, Control for WAGO Touch Panels 600 SL and Virtual Control SL and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes resource transfer. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-41660. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in CODESYS Control RTE, Control RTE SL, Control Win, HMI, Runtime Toolkit, Control for BeagleBone SL, Control for emPC-A, iMX6 SL, Control for IOT2000 SL, Control for Linux ARM SL, Control for Linux SL, Control for PFC100 SL, Control for PFC200 SL, Control for PLCnext SL, Control for Raspberry Pi SL, Control for WAGO Touch Panels 600 SL and Virtual Control SL and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource transfer vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-669. The product does not properly transfer a resource/behavior to another sphere, or improperly imports a resource/behavior from another sphere, in a manner that provides unintended control over that resource. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A low-privileged remote attacker may be able to replace the boot application of the CODESYS Control runtime system, enabling unauthorized code execution.

The weakness was published by Luca Borzacchiello as VDE-2026-011. The advisory is shared at certvde.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-41660 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/28/2026).

Upgrading to version 3.5.22.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-208957). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource transfer
CWE: CWE-669
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Control RTE/Control RTE SL/Control Win/HMI/Runtime Toolkit/Control for BeagleBone SL/Control for emPC-A/iMX6 SL/Control for IOT2000 SL/Control for Linux ARM SL/Control for Linux SL/Control for PFC100 SL/Control for PFC200 SL/Control for PLCnext SL/Control for Raspberry Pi SL/Control for WAGO Touch Panels 600 SL/Virtual Control SL 3.5.22.0

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
03/24/2026 +342 days Advisory disclosed
03/24/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/28/2026 +4 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: VDE-2026-011
Researcher: Luca Borzacchiello
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-41660 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-41660
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-352705
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2026 09:42
Updated: 03/28/2026 16:06
Changes: 03/24/2026 09:42 (30), 03/24/2026 09:43 (34), 03/24/2026 10:32 (1), 03/28/2026 16:06 (1)
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