Emerson ValveLink Products Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Memory
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Emerson ValveLink Products store sensitive information in cleartext in memory. The sensitive memory might be saved to disk, stored in a core dump, or remain uncleared if the product crashes, or if the programmer does not properly clear the memory before freeing it.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson | ValveLink SOLO | before ValveLink 14.0 | ValveLink 14.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| Emerson | ValveLink DTM | before ValveLink 14.0 | ValveLink 14.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| Emerson | ValveLink PRM | before ValveLink 14.0 | ValveLink 14.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| Emerson | ValveLink SNAP-ON | before ValveLink 14.0 | ValveLink 14.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- ValveLink SOLO VendorEmerson Affected before ValveLink 14.0 Fixed in ValveLink 14.0 Patch available CNA
- ValveLink DTM VendorEmerson Affected before ValveLink 14.0 Fixed in ValveLink 14.0 Patch available CNA
- ValveLink PRM VendorEmerson Affected before ValveLink 14.0 Fixed in ValveLink 14.0 Patch available CNA
- ValveLink SNAP-ON VendorEmerson Affected before ValveLink 14.0 Fixed in ValveLink 14.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA ValveLink SOLO (Emerson) Fixed in ValveLink 14.0
- Fix · CNA ValveLink DTM (Emerson) Fixed in ValveLink 14.0
- Fix · CNA ValveLink PRM (Emerson) Fixed in ValveLink 14.0
- Fix · CNA ValveLink SNAP-ON (Emerson) Fixed in ValveLink 14.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Emerson ValveLink DTM, ValveLink PRM and 2 more products ValveLink 14.0
5 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-32022 Emerson ValveLink Products Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in MemoryPriority LOW 38
- TI-2025-29095 Emerson ValveLink Products Protection Mechanism FailurePriority LOW 38
- TI-2025-33416 Emerson ValveLink Products Improper Input ValidationPriority LOW 26
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-52579
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hfpv-gccv-qhv9
References
More Emerson vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-26383 Emerson PAC Machine Edition 9.80 Build 8695 - 'TrapiServer' Unquoted Service Path CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2021-20526 Emerson XWEB 300D EVO 3.0.7--3ee403 is affected by: unauthenticated arbitrary file… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-20521 Emerson Dixell XWEB-500 products are affected by arbitrary file write vulnerability in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-08552 ICSA-20-140-02 Emerson OpenEnterprise CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2013-02455 Emerson Process Management ROC800 RTU with software 3.50 and earlier, DL8000 RTU with… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2013-00581 The kernel in ENEA OSE on the Emerson Process Management ROC800 RTU with software 3.50… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2025-52579 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-52579 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hfpv-gccv-qhv9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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