Vulnerabilites related to Rockwell Automation - CompactLogix® 5480
CVE-2025-9160 (GCVE-0-2025-9160)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-09-09 12:30
Modified
2025-09-09 13:11
CWE
  • CWE-306 - Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Summary
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.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Rockwell Automation CompactLogix® 5480 Version: Version 32 - 37.011 w Windows package (2.1.0) Win10 v1607
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