What is CVE-2025-7971?

CVE-2025-7971 is a vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer®, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2025-08-14.

Is CVE-2025-7971 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer®

CVE-2025-7971

A security issues exists within Studio 5000 Logix Designer due to unsafe handling of environment variables. If the specified path lacks a valid file, Logix Designer crashes; However, it may be possible to execute malicious code without tri…

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.001 (1.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer® — versions V36.00.02

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

PSIRT@rockwellautomation.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-7971?: CVE-2025-7971 is a vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer®, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2025-08-14.
Is CVE-2025-7971 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.