fkie_cve-2025-7973
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2025-08-14 14:15
Modified
2025-08-15 13:12
Severity ?
8.5 (High) - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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.
References
PSIRT@rockwellautomation.comhttps://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/trust-center/security-advisories/advisory.SD1738.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version


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  "id": "CVE-2025-7973",
  "lastModified": "2025-08-15T13:12:51.217",
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          "providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED",
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