Rockwell Automation CompactLogix 5380 Recovery Image Compact GuardLogix 5380 Recovery Image CompactLogix 5480 Recovery Image ControlLogix 5580 Recovery Image GuardLogix 5580 Recovery Image buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Rockwell Automation CompactLogix 5380 Recovery Image Compact GuardLogix 5380 Recovery Image CompactLogix 5480 Recovery Image ControlLogix 5580 Recovery Image GuardLogix 5580 Recovery Image 1.072. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-11698. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Rockwell Automation CompactLogix 5380 Recovery Image Compact GuardLogix 5380 Recovery Image CompactLogix 5480 Recovery Image ControlLogix 5580 Recovery Image GuardLogix 5580 Recovery Image 1.072. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

A denial-of-service issue exists in 5380/5480/5580 controllers boot firmware lower than version 1.072. This vulnerability could potentially allow a malicious user to write invalid file data to the controller, causing the device to enter a major non-recoverable fault (MNRF).

The advisory is shared at rockwellautomation.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-11698 since 10/13/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 07/14/2026).

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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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/13/2025 CVE reserved
07/14/2026 +274 days Advisory disclosed
07/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: rockwellautomation.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-11698 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-11698
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-378389

Entryinfo

Created: 07/14/2026 19:25
Changes: 07/14/2026 19:25 (65)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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