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CVE-2025-3617: rockwell automation thinmanager Incorrect Default Permissions

CVSS: 8.5v4.0HighAnalyzed
Published 15-04-2025Last modified 17-04-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-3617 is a high (CVSS 8.5) Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in rockwell automation thinmanager. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
34/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.5/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.30%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 15-04-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation ThinManager. When the software starts up, files are deleted in the temporary folder causing the Access Control Entry of the directory to inherit permissions from the parent directory. If exploited, a threat actor could inherit elevated privileges.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.30%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

21%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.30% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.30%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Rockwell automation1 product
Rockwellautomation1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

1 links