Vulnerability · Published Jan 27, 2026 · Assigned by CERTVDE
CVE-2025-41727Beckhoff: Performing privileged operations and gaining administrator access
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Beckhoff.Device.Manager.XAR from Beckhoff 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 7% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 92.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A local low privileged attacker can bypass the authentication of the Device Manager user interface, allowing them to perform privileged operations and gain administrator access.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Beckhoff Automation | Beckhoff.Device.Manager.XAR | 0.0.0 – before 2.5.3 |
| Beckhoff Automation | MDP software package for TwinCAT/BSD | 0.0.0 – before 1.7.0.0 |
| Beckhoff Automation | MDP for Beckhoff RT Linux(R) | 0.0.0 – before 0.0.5 |
Weakness: CWE-420 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H