CVE-2025-9160 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A code execution security issue exists in the affected product. An attacker with physical access could abuse the maintenance menu of the controller with a crafted payload. The security issue can result in arbitrary code execution.

Attack Vector Physical

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Rockwellautomation	Compactlogix Compactlogix 5480

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/trust-center/security-advisories/advisory.SD1746.html

History

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 21:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Rockwellautomation Rockwellautomation compactlogix Rockwellautomation compactlogix 5480
Vendors & Products		Rockwellautomation Rockwellautomation compactlogix Rockwellautomation compactlogix 5480

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 13:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 12:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A code execution security issue exists in the affected product. An attacker with physical access could abuse the maintenance menu of the controller with a crafted payload. The security issue can result in arbitrary code execution.
Title		Rockwell Automation CompactLogix® 5480 Code Execution Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-306
References		https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/trust-center/security-advisories/advisory.SD1746.html
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Rockwell

Published: 2025-09-09T12:30:45.806Z

Updated: 2025-09-09T13:11:13.829Z

Reserved: 2025-08-19T12:46:07.058Z

Link: CVE-2025-9160

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-09-09T13:11:07.648Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-09-09T13:15:32.667

Modified: 2025-09-09T16:28:43.660

Link: CVE-2025-9160

Redhat

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