Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-7972

Rockwellautomation Factorytalk Linx ≤ 6.50

Published
14 August 2025
Modified
17 June 2026
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v4 8.4
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Raw vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.0050 40th percentile
Risk Priority 38 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-7972 is a high-severity Incorrect User Management (CWE-286) vulnerability in Rockwellautomation Factorytalk Linx. Its CVSS base score is 8.4 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Account Manipulation (T1098); ranked at the 40th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-2 (Account Management) and IA-4 (Identifier Management) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2025-7972, published on 2025-08-14, is a security vulnerability in the FactoryTalk Linx Network Browser. The issue allows an attacker to disable FTSP token validation by modifying the process.env.NODE_ENV variable to 'development'. This bypass enables unauthorized access to create, update, and delete FTLinx drivers. It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H) and maps to CWE-286 (Incorrect Authorization).

Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Exploitation bypasses authentication controls, allowing manipulation of FTLinx drivers and resulting in high impacts to integrity and availability, though no confidentiality impact.

The Rockwell Automation security advisory provides details on mitigation; refer to https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/trust-center/security-advisories/advisory.SD1735.html.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A06:2025 Insecure Design

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A security issue exists within the FactoryTalk Linx Network Browser. By modifying the process.env.NODE_ENV to ‘development’, the attacker can disable FTSP token validation. This bypass allows access to create, update, and delete FTLinx drivers.

CWE(s)
CWE-286

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1098 Account Manipulation Persistence
Adversaries may manipulate accounts to maintain and/or elevate access to victim systems.
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T1136 Create Account Persistence
Adversaries may create an account to maintain access to victim systems.
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T1078 Valid Accounts Stealth
Adversaries may obtain and abuse credentials of existing accounts as a means of gaining Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, or Defense Evasion.
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T1098.001 Additional Cloud Credentials Persistence
Adversaries may add adversary-controlled credentials to a cloud account to maintain persistent access to victim accounts and instances within the environment.
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T1098.003 Additional Cloud Roles Persistence
An adversary may add additional roles or permissions to an adversary-controlled cloud account to maintain persistent access to a tenant.
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T1098.007 Additional Local or Domain Groups Persistence
An adversary may add additional local or domain groups to an adversary-controlled account to maintain persistent access to a system or domain.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

rockwellautomation
factorytalk linx
≤ 6.50

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 2 hardening rules · 2 OS baselines
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)

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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

AC-2 Account Management good match

AC-2 directly requires defining, assigning, and controlling user accounts throughout their lifecycle, structurally preventing improper user management.

IA-4 Identifier Management good match

IA-4 mandates authorized management of user identifiers, stopping the creation or retention of unmanaged user identities.

PS-4 Personnel Termination partial match

PS-4 enforces timely disabling and removal of access upon termination, addressing a key failure mode of incorrect ongoing user management.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.AA-01 mostly match
prevents

Directly addresses management of user identities and credentials throughout their lifecycle.

PR.AA-05 mostly match
prevents

Covers policy-driven definition and review of user permissions and entitlements.

PR.AA-02 partial match
prevents

Supports proper user onboarding by binding verified identities to credentials.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.5.16 Identity management mostly match
prevents

Identity management directly governs the full lifecycle of user accounts, preventing incorrect user management.

A.5.18 Access rights mostly match
prevents

Access rights provisioning and de-provisioning ensure users are correctly created, modified, and removed.

A.6.5 Responsibilities after termination or change of employment mostly match
prevents

Responsibilities after termination or change of employment address removal of user access but not ongoing user management.

A.8.2 Privileged access rights mostly match
prevents

Privileged access rights assume correct user accounts exist; the control does not manage user creation or removal.

A.5.15 Access control partial match
prevents

Access control policies rely on accurate user management but do not themselves define user lifecycle processes.

A.8.3 Information access restriction partial match
mitigates

Information access restriction depends on properly managed users but does not address user management itself.

Hardening callouts derived

Configuration rules from DISA STIG baselines that bear on weaknesses of the type cited by this CVE. Each rule is shown with the relationship its mapping actually records, against the CWE it was authored against. Derived via CVE→CWE over `controls_xwalks` (authoritative rows only; rows rated `none` are excluded).

Oracle Linux 9 (1 rule)
  • V-271707 OL 9 must enable the Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) interface for SSHD. prevents CWE-286
RHEL 9 (1 rule)
  • V-257986 RHEL 9 must enable the Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) interface for SSHD. prevents CWE-286

References