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TI-2025-40269 Aliases CVE-2025-65117GHSA-cvm5-pcmg-6888

AVEVA Process Optimization Use of Potentially Dangerous Function

Priority LOW 38CWE-676Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

The vulnerability, if exploited, could allow an authenticated miscreant (Process Optimization Designer User) to embed OLE objects into graphics, and escalate their privileges to the identity of a victim user who subsequently interacts with the graphical elements.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00221 12th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AVEVAProcess Optimizationup to 2024.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Process Optimization VendorAVEVA Affected up to 2024.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:aveva:process_optimization:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2025VulnerableAVEVA
  • cpe:2.3:a:aveva:process_optimization:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2025 Vulnerable ·AVEVA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-65117
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cvm5-pcmg-6888

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2025-38285 AVEVA Process Optimization Code Injection CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-40270 AVEVA Process Optimization Uncontrolled Search Path Element CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2025-40041 AVEVA Process Optimization Code Injection CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2025-38290 AVEVA Process Optimization SQL Injection CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2025-40072 AVEVA Process Optimization Missing Authorization CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2025-40106 AVEVA Process Optimization Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.6

Sources

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