8.9

CVE-2025-11697: Studio 5000 ® Simulation Interface Local Code Execution

Deferred
Published 11-11-2025Last modified 12-11-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-11697 is a high (CVSS 8.9) vulnerability in rockwell automation studio 5000 ® simulation interface. EPSS estimates a 0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.9/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.15%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 11-11-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 12-11-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A local code execution security issue exists within Studio 5000® Simulation Interface™ via the API. This vulnerability allows any Windows user on the system to extract files using path traversal sequences, resulting in execution of scripts with Administrator privileges on system reboot.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.15%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

4%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.01 pp

From 0.14% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Rockwell automation1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links