High severity · published Aug 14, 2025
CVE-2025-7971
Studio 5000 Logix Designer® – Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
7.3
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A security issues exists within Studio 5000 Logix Designer due to unsafe handling of environment variables. If the specified path lacks a valid file, Logix Designer crashes; However, it may be possible to execute malicious code without triggering a crash.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 2% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
S5
Studio 5000 Logix Designer® · Rockwell Automation
V36.00.02 · source: vendor
Affected product
S5
Studio 5000 Logix Designer®
Rockwell Automation
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-7971
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-7971
www.rockwellautomation.com
https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/trust-center/security-advisories/advisory.SD1734.html
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