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CVE-2025-11918

Rockwell Automation Arena® Simulation Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Published: Nov 14, 2025Updated: Nov 17, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafCWE-121
7.3HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 95.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Rockwell Automation Arena® suffers from a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of DOE files. Local attackers are able to exploit this issue to potentially execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Arena®. Exploiting the vulnerability requires opening a malicious DOE file.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-121

Affected Products

rockwellautomation
commercial·USaka rockwell automation
arena
ICS / OT / IoT
Rockwell Automation Inc.
commercial·USaka rockwell automation arena, thinmanager, guardlogix 5580
Rockwell Automation Arena
ICS / OT / IoT
Rockwell Automation
commercial·USaka arena simulation, arena®, armorstart st
Arena® Simulation
ICS / OT / IoT

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/trust-center/security-advisories/advisory.SD1763.html
rockwellautomation.com
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2025/icsa-25-329-02.json
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https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-329-02
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