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CVE-2025-3288· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Rockwell

Local Code Execution Vulnerability in Arena®

A local code execution vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation Arena® due to a threat actor being able to read outside of the allocated memory buffer. The flaw is a result of improper validation of user-supplied data.  If exploited a threat actor can disclose information and execute arbitrary code on the system. To exploit the vulnerability a legitimate user must open a malicious DOE file.

HighCVSS 8.5 · v4.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Apr 8, 2025
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.3% · 21th percentile
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Action score

34

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
34 / 40 · 8.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.3%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · Rockwell
8.5
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
rockwellautomationarena

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • rockwellautomation arenabefore 16.20.09

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Rockwell). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Rockwell Automation Arena®

    • 16.20.08 and earlieraffected

Same product

rockwellautomation: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2023-29461Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation Software Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2023-29460Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation Software Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2023-29462Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation Software Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2019-13510Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation Software versions 16.00.00 and earlier contain a USE AFTER FREE CWE-416.
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2025-3289Local Code Execution Vulnerability in Arena®
    34Monitor
  • CVE-2025-3287Local Code Execution Vulnerability in Arena®
    34Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2025-32850 days apartLocal Code Execution Vulnerability in Arena®
    34Monitor
  • CVE-2025-32860 days apartLocal Code Execution Vulnerability in Arena®
    34Monitor
  • CVE-2025-32870 days apartLocal Code Execution Vulnerability in Arena®
    34Monitor
  • CVE-2024-12130124 days apartRockwell Automation Arena® Out of Bounds Read Vulnerability
    34Monitor
  • CVE-2023-27854529 days apartRockwell Automation Arena® Simulation Out of Bounds Read Vulnerability
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2024-21920378 days apartRockwell Automation Arena Simulation Vulnerable To Buffer Overflow
    28Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
P
Scope
X

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/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

nvd-secondary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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