CVE-2025-14849
Published: 18 December 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-14849 is a high-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Advantech Webaccess\/Scada. Its CVSS base score is 8.7 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 40.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-204323
Vulnerability details
Advantech WebAccess/SCADA is vulnerable to unrestricted file upload, which may allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code.
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Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Requiring identifiable owners for portable devices reduces the attack surface for unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types via anonymous media.
Dangerous file uploads can be detonated in the chamber to determine malice before any production write or execution occurs.
Prevents unrestricted writing of arbitrary or malicious firmware by keeping hardware write-protect enabled except under tightly controlled manual procedures.
Scans files from external sources on download/open/execute, blocking unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types.