Rockwell Automation ControlLogix resource consumption
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Rockwell Automation ControlLogix. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes resource consumption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-12011. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Rockwell Automation ControlLogix (unknown version). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
A denial-of-service issue exists in 5370/5570 controllers. This vulnerability could potentially allow a remote user to load an invalid project, causing the device to enter a major non-recoverable fault (MNRF).
The advisory is shared at rockwellautomation.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-12011 since 10/21/2025. 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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Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5
VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.5
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Exploiting
Class: Resource consumptionCWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
10/21/2025 CVE reserved07/14/2026 Advisory disclosed
07/14/2026 VulDB entry created
07/14/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: rockwellautomation.comStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2025-12011 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-12011
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-378313
Entry
Created: 07/14/2026 17:21Changes: 07/14/2026 17:21 (51)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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