Vulnerability · Published Nov 11, 2025 · Assigned by Rockwell

CVE-2025-11697Studio 5000 ® Simulation Interface Local Code Execution

High 8.9

In plain English

A high-severity information exposure in Studio 5000 ® Simulation Interface from Rockwell Automation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 5% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)8.9High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 95.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 ® Simulation Interface 2.02 and prior

Weakness: CWE-200 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

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