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CVE-2025-2520

Dereferencing of an uninitialized pointer leads to denial of service.

Published: Jul 10, 2025Updated: Jul 15, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafCWE-457

Description

The Honeywell Experion PKS contains an Uninitialized Variable in the common Epic Platform Analyzer (EPA) communications. An attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to a Communication Channel Manipulation, which results in a dereferencing of an uninitialized pointer leading to a denial of service. Honeywell recommends updating to the most recent version of Honeywell Experion PKS: 520.2 TCU9 HF1and 530.1 TCU3 HF1. The affected Experion PKS products are C300 PCNT02, EHB, EHPM, ELMM, Classic ENIM, ETN, FIM4, FIM8, PGM, and RFIM. The Experion PKS versions affected are from 520.1 through 520.2 TCU9 and from 530 through 530 TCU3.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High

Weaknesses

Affected Products

honeywellcommercialUSICS / OT / IoTaka experion server, saia pg5 controls suite, experion pks
and 6 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

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Timeline

Published
Jul 10, 2025
Last Updated
Jul 15, 2025

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