High severity · published Nov 14, 2025
CVE-2025-11918
Rockwell Automation Arena® Simulation Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
7.3
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Rockwell Automation Arena® suffers from a
stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the
parsing of DOE files. Local attackers are able to exploit this issue to
potentially execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Arena®. Exploiting
the vulnerability requires opening a malicious DOE file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 6% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AS
Arena® Simulation · Rockwell Automation
Version 16.20.10 and prior · source: vendor
AR
Arena · Rockwellautomation
before 16.20.11 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11918
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-11918
Vendor Advisory
https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/trust-center/security-advisories/advisory.SD1763.html
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