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CVE-2025-9281: rockwell automation armorstart® lt Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVSS: 8.7v4.0HighAnalyzed
Published 20-01-2026Last modified 20-01-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-9281 is a high (CVSS 8.7) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in rockwell automation armorstart® lt. EPSS estimates a 0.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.7/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.61%
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. 20-01-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 20-01-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A security issue exists within ArmorStart® LT that can result in a denial-of-service condition. During execution of the Achilles Comprehensive step limit storm tests, the device reboots

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.61%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

49%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.60% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.61%

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