A security issue exists within the Rockwell Automation Driver Package x64 Microsoft Installer File (MSI) repair functionality, installed with FTLinx. Authenticated attackers with valid Windows Users credentials can initiate a repair and hijack the resulting console window for vbpinstall.exe. This allows the launching of a command prompt running with SYSTEM-level privileges, allowing full access to all files, processes, and system resources.
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Solution

6.50 and later


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Tue, 14 Oct 2025 12:30:00 +0000

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Description A security issue exists within the Rockwell Automation Driver Package x64 Microsoft Installer File (MSI) repair functionality, installed with FTLinx. Authenticated attackers with valid Windows Users credentials can initiate a repair and hijack the resulting console window for vbpinstall.exe. This allows the launching of a command prompt running with SYSTEM-level privileges, allowing full access to all files, processes, and system resources.
Title Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® Linx Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Weaknesses CWE-269
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': '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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Rockwell

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-14T18:49:27.564Z

Reserved: 2025-08-15T14:20:47.449Z

Link: CVE-2025-9068

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-10-14T13:15:40.093

Modified: 2025-10-14T19:36:29.240

Link: CVE-2025-9068

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