CVE-2025-9068 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Linx, specifically its x64 Microsoft Installer File (MSI) repair functionality. An authenticated attacker with valid Windows user credentials can exploit this by initiating a repair, hijacking the vbpinstall.exe console window, and launching a command prompt with SYSTEM-level privileges. This grants full access to system resources, files, and processes. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 6.50CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:factorytalk_linx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.