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FKIE_CVE-2025-52579

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-07-11 00:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 09:36
Severity
9.4 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
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.
References
ics-cert@hq.dhs.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-189-01
ics-cert@hq.dhs.govhttps://www.emerson.com/en-us/support/security-notifications
ics-cert@hq.dhs.govhttps://www.emerson.com/en-us/support/software-downloads-drivers
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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    },
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      "value": "Los productos Emerson ValveLink almacenan informaci\u00f3n confidencial en texto plano en la memoria. Esta informaci\u00f3n confidencial podr\u00eda guardarse en disco, almacenarse en un volcado de memoria o permanecer sin borrar si el producto falla o si el programador no la borra correctamente antes de liberarla."
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T09:36:42.963",
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