CVE-2025-9279
Published: 20 January 2026
Summary
CVE-2025-9279 is a high-severity Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400) vulnerability in Rockwellautomation Armorstart Lt Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Application or System Exploitation (T1499.004); ranked at the 30.3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Likely Mitigating ControlsAI
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.
Limiting concurrent sessions directly prevents uncontrolled resource consumption by capping the number of active sessions per user or account.
Analysis identifies uncontrolled resource consumption indicative of denial-of-service or abuse attempts.
Contingency plan testing includes resource exhaustion scenarios to verify recovery, making it harder for attackers to sustain exploits that cause uncontrolled consumption.
Updated contingency plans include current procedures to detect, contain, and recover from resource exhaustion, limiting an attacker's ability to sustain impact from uncontrolled consumption.
Alternate site allows resumption of operations if resource exhaustion at the primary site is exploited to cause unavailability.
Alternate telecommunications services enable resumption of essential functions when primary services become unavailable due to uncontrolled resource consumption.
The team can analyze and respond to resource exhaustion incidents, reducing the impact of attacks that exploit uncontrolled consumption weaknesses.
Timely maintenance support and spare parts enable rapid recovery from failures induced by uncontrolled resource consumption, shortening the impact window of denial-of-service attacks.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
The CVE describes remote exploitation of an uncontrolled resource consumption flaw (CWE-400) via crafted network traffic that forces device reboot, directly matching T1499.004 Application or System Exploitation for denial-of-service impact.
NVD Description
A security issue exists within ArmorStart® LT that can result in a denial-of-service condition. During execution of the Achilles EtherNet/IP Step Limit Storm tests, the device reboots unexpectedly, causing the Link State Monitor to go down for several seconds.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-9279 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting ArmorStart® LT devices from Rockwell Automation. The issue arises during execution of Achilles EtherNet/IP Step Limit Storm tests, causing the device to reboot unexpectedly and the Link State Monitor to go down for several seconds. It is classified under CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H), indicating high severity due to its impact on availability.
The vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network by unauthenticated attackers with low complexity and no user interaction required. By sending crafted traffic mimicking the Achilles EtherNet/IP Step Limit Storm tests, an attacker can trigger the device reboot, resulting in a temporary denial-of-service condition where the Link State Monitor is unavailable for several seconds. Repeated exploitation could disrupt industrial control system operations relying on the affected device.
Rockwell Automation has published security advisory SD1768 detailing the issue, available at https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/trust-center/security-advisories/advisory.SD1768.html. Security practitioners should consult this advisory for specific mitigation steps, patches, or workarounds applicable to ArmorStart® LT deployments.
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