7.8

CVE-2025-41727: beckhoff automation beckhoff.device.manager.xar Unprotected Alternate Channel

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighDeferred
Published 27-01-2026Last modified 27-01-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-41727 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Unprotected Alternate Channel vulnerability in beckhoff automation beckhoff.device.manager.xar. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.18%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 27-01-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 27-01-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A local low privileged attacker can bypass the authentication of the Device Manager user interface, allowing them to perform privileged operations and gain administrator access.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.18%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

7%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.17% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.18%

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

Beckhoff automation3 products

1 vendor · 3 products

References

1 links