Resource exhaustion in Rockwell Automation Armorstart® Lt

CVE-2025-9280

A security issue exists within ArmorStart® LT that can result in a denial-of-service condition. Fuzzing performed using Defensics causes the device to become unresponsive, requiring a reboot.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (39.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 39.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-9280: held from 0.004 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-9280?
CVE-2025-9280 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rockwell Automation Armorstart® Lt, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-01-20.
How severe is CVE-2025-9280?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.