TI-2025-07293 Aliases CVE-2025-7973 GHSA-r35r-4x8r-v472

Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® ViewPoint Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

LOW 38CWE-268Published 2025-08-14 · Updated 2025-08-14

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A security issue exists in FactoryTalk ViewPoint version 14.0 or below due to improper handling of MSI repair operations. During a repair, attackers can hijack the cscript.exe console window, which runs with SYSTEM privileges. This can be exploited to spawn an elevated command prompt, enabling full privilege escalation.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00144 3rd 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: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Rockwell	FactoryTalk® ViewPoint	up to 14.00	—	No fix listed	CNA

FactoryTalk® ViewPoint VendorRockwell Affected up to 14.00 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-7973
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r35r-4x8r-v472

References

Other 1

https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/trust-center/security-advisories/advisory.SD1738.html

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Sources

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