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Description

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.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-07-21 | Published 2025-08-14 | Updated 2025-08-14 | Assigner Rockwell




HIGH: 8.5CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Problem types

CWE-268: Privilege Chaining

Product status

Default status
unaffected

Version 14.00 or below
affected

References

www.rockwellautomation.com/...dvisories/advisory.SD1738.html

cve.org (CVE-2025-7973)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-7973)

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