CVE-2025-7973: Rockwell Automation Factorytalk Viewpoint

High severity, CVSS 8.5. EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A security issue exists in FactoryTalk ViewPoint version 14.0 or below due to improper handling of MSI repair operations. During a repair, attackers can hijack the cscript.exe console window, which runs with SYSTEM privileges. This can be exploited to spawn an elevated command prompt, enabling full privilege escalation.

Affected products

• Rockwell Automation Factorytalk Viewpoint: up to and including 14.00

Published 2025-08-14. Last modified 2026-06-17.