Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® Linx Network Browser Security Bypass Vulnerability
Priority LOW 37CWE-286Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A security issue exists within the FactoryTalk Linx Network Browser. By modifying the process.env.NODE_ENV to ‘development’, the attacker can disable FTSP token validation. This bypass allows access to create, update, and delete FTLinx drivers.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00528 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-7972
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mhj6-rxgc-8472
References
More Rockwell Factorytalk Linx vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-04730 Resource allocation without limits in Rockwell FactoryTalk Linx CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-13843 Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Linx Vulnerable to Denial-of-Service and Information Disclosure CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2020-09660 Improper input validation in FactoryTalk Linx, RSLinx Classic, Connected Components… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-04729 Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Rockwell FactoryTalk Linx CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-16577 Heap-based buffer overflow in FactoryTalk Linx CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-09662 Path traversal in FactoryTalk Linx, RSLinx Classic, Connected Components Workbench… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-7972 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-7972 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mhj6-rxgc-8472 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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