CVE Explorer
CVE-2025-7973
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.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"FactoryTalk® ViewPoint","vendor":"Rockwell Automation","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"Version 14.00 or below"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:79387ca3d67aff899c6e379f3184e0356fadae50521c57cd75a1aa137a401391 · sha256:6de687643e26bb00… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"Automatable":"NOT_DEFINED","Recovery":"NOT_DEFINED","Safety":"NOT_DEFINED","attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"LOCAL","baseScore":8.5,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","providerUrgency":"NOT_DEFINED","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","valueDensity":"NOT_DEFINED","vectorString":"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","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","vulnIntegrityImpact":"HIGH",…
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:79387ca3d67aff899c6e379f3184e0356fadae50521c57cd75a1aa137a401391 · sha256:6de687643e26bb00… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-268","description":"CWE-268: Privilege Chaining","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:79387ca3d67aff899c6e379f3184e0356fadae50521c57cd75a1aa137a401391 · sha256:6de687643e26bb00… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"url":"https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/trust-center/security-advisories/advisory.SD1738.html"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:79387ca3d67aff899c6e379f3184e0356fadae50521c57cd75a1aa137a401391 · sha256:6de687643e26bb00… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
Provider severity values are preserved separately. Baitaphish does not convert them into a risk rating, infer affected products, or treat EPSS as observed exploitation.