What is CVE-2025-7972?

CVE-2025-7972 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Factorytalk® Linx, classified under CWE-286. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2025-08-14.

How severe is CVE-2025-7972?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-7972 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Factorytalk® Linx

CVE-2025-7972

A security issue exists within the FactoryTalk Linx Network Browser. By modifying the process.env.NODE_ENV to ‘development’, the attacker can disable FTSP token validation. This bypass allows access to create, update, and delete FTLinx drivers.

Published 2025-08-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (40.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 40.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Rockwell Automation Factorytalk® Linx — versions All prior to 6.50
Rockwellautomation Factorytalk Linx

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-286

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/trust-center/security-advisories/advisory.SD17… (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-7972?: CVE-2025-7972 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Factorytalk® Linx, classified under CWE-286. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2025-08-14.
How severe is CVE-2025-7972?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-7972 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.