CISA also recommends users take the following measures to protect themselves from social engineering attacks:
Do not click web links or open attachments in unsolicited email messages.
Refer to Recognizing and Avoiding Email Scams for more information on avoiding email scams.
Refer to Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks for more information on social engineering attacks.
No known public exploitation specifically targeting this vulnerability has been reported to CISA at this time.
Credit: Rockwell Automation
From CISA's machine-readable CSAF 2.0 advisory (JSON).
| CVE | Weakness | CVSS v3 | Details |
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| CVE-2025-7972 | CWE-284 Improper Access Control | 9.0 Critical |
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. Mitigation: Rockwell Automation recommends users update to v6.50 Mitigation: Users should update to the corrected version. If users of the affected software are unable to upgrade the version, security best practices should be applied. ↗ Affected, fixed & timelineAffected:
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Scores and weakness types are as CISA or the republishing vendor stated them in this advisory; the linked CVE pages carry the independently enriched CVSS and SSVC assessments.
No coverage found in monitored research blogs or news feeds.
| CVE | CVSS | Affected |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-7972 | 8.4 High | Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® Linx A security issue exists within the FactoryTalk Linx Network Browser. By modifying the process.env.NODE_ENV to ‘development’, the attacker can disable… |
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