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CVE-2025-3288: 
Rockwell Automation Arena vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A local code execution vulnerability (CVE-2025-3288) was discovered in Rockwell Automation Arena® software, affecting versions 16.20.08 and prior. The vulnerability was disclosed on April 8, 2025, and is related to improper validation of user-supplied data that allows a threat actor to read outside of the allocated memory buffer (CISA, NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) vulnerability. It has received a CVSS v4.0 base score of 8.5 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N, and a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (Rockwell Advisory).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows an attacker to disclose information and execute arbitrary code on the system. The attack requires local access and user interaction, specifically opening a malicious DOE file (CISA).

Mitigation and workarounds

Rockwell Automation recommends users upgrade to version 16.20.09 or later to address this vulnerability. No workarounds are available for this issue (Rockwell Advisory).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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