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ICSA-25-189-01: Emerson ValveLink Products ↗ source

July 8, 2025 CISA ICS Advisory

Summary

Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker with access to the system to read sensitive information stored in cleartext, tamper with parameters, and run un-authorized code. CVE-2025-52579: The product stores sensitive information in cleartext in memory. The sensitive memory might be saved to disk, stored in a core dump, or remain uncleared if the product crashes, or if the programmer does not properly clear the memory before freeing it. CVE-2025-50109: The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere. CVE-2025-46358: The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product. CVE-2025-48496: The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. CVE-2025-53471: The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Advisory Details CISA ICS CSAF feed

Advisory ID
ICSA-25-189-01
Status
Final · version 1
Initial release
2025-07-08
Last revised
2025-07-08
Vendor
Emerson
Critical infrastructure sectors
Critical Manufacturing
Deployed
Worldwide
Vendor headquarters
United States

No known public exploitation specifically targeting these vulnerabilities has been reported to CISA at this time.

Credit: Emerson

Affected products (4)
  • ValveLink SOLO — <ValveLink_14.0
  • ValveLink DTM — <ValveLink_14.0
  • ValveLink PRM — <ValveLink_14.0
  • ValveLink SNAP-ON — <ValveLink_14.0

From CISA's machine-readable CSAF 2.0 advisory (JSON).

Vulnerabilities as Stated by the Advisory

CVEWeaknessCVSS v3Details
CVE-2025-52579 CWE-316 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Memory 9.4 Critical The product stores sensitive information in cleartext in memory. The sensitive memory might be saved to disk, stored in a core dump, or remain uncleared if the product crashes, or if the programmer does not properly clear the memory before freeing it.

Mitigation: Emerson recommends users update their Valvelink software to ValveLink 14.0 or later. The upgrade can be downloaded from the Emerson website. ↗

Mitigation: For more information see the associated Emerson security notification. ↗

Affected, fixed & timeline

Affected:

  • ValveLink SOLO <ValveLink_14.0
  • ValveLink DTM <ValveLink_14.0
  • ValveLink PRM <ValveLink_14.0
  • ValveLink SNAP-ON <ValveLink_14.0
CVE-2025-46358 CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure 7.7 High The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.

Mitigation: Emerson recommends users update their Valvelink software to ValveLink 14.0 or later. The upgrade can be downloaded from the Emerson website. ↗

Mitigation: For more information see the associated Emerson security notification. ↗

Affected, fixed & timeline

Affected:

  • ValveLink SOLO <ValveLink_14.0
  • ValveLink DTM <ValveLink_14.0
  • ValveLink PRM <ValveLink_14.0
  • ValveLink SNAP-ON <ValveLink_14.0
CVE-2025-50109 CWE-316 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Memory 7.7 High The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.

Mitigation: Emerson recommends users update their Valvelink software to ValveLink 14.0 or later. The upgrade can be downloaded from the Emerson website. ↗

Mitigation: For more information see the associated Emerson security notification. ↗

Affected, fixed & timeline

Affected:

  • ValveLink SOLO <ValveLink_14.0
  • ValveLink DTM <ValveLink_14.0
  • ValveLink PRM <ValveLink_14.0
  • ValveLink SNAP-ON <ValveLink_14.0
CVE-2025-48496 CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element 5.1 Medium The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.

Mitigation: Emerson recommends users update their Valvelink software to ValveLink 14.0 or later. The upgrade can be downloaded from the Emerson website. ↗

Mitigation: For more information see the associated Emerson security notification. ↗

Affected, fixed & timeline

Affected:

  • ValveLink SOLO <ValveLink_14.0
  • ValveLink DTM <ValveLink_14.0
  • ValveLink PRM <ValveLink_14.0
  • ValveLink SNAP-ON <ValveLink_14.0
CVE-2025-53471 CWE-20 Improper Input Validation 5.1 Medium The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Mitigation: Emerson recommends users update their Valvelink software to ValveLink 14.0 or later. The upgrade can be downloaded from the Emerson website. ↗

Mitigation: For more information see the associated Emerson security notification. ↗

Affected, fixed & timeline

Affected:

  • ValveLink SOLO <ValveLink_14.0
  • ValveLink DTM <ValveLink_14.0
  • ValveLink PRM <ValveLink_14.0
  • ValveLink SNAP-ON <ValveLink_14.0

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.

News Coverage

No coverage found in monitored research blogs or news feeds.

CVEs Referenced in This Publication

CVECVSSAffected
CVE-2025-52579 9.4 Critical Emerson ValveLink SOLO Emerson ValveLink Products store sensitive information in cleartext in memory. The sensitive memory might be saved to disk, stored in a core dump, o…
CVE-2025-46358 7.7 High Emerson ValveLink SOLO Emerson ValveLink products do not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against …
CVE-2025-50109 7.7 High Emerson ValveLink SOLO Emerson ValveLink Products store sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.
CVE-2025-48496 5.1 Medium Emerson ValveLink SOLO Emerson ValveLink products use a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control…
CVE-2025-53471 5.1 Medium Emerson ValveLink SOLO Emerson ValveLink products receive input or data, but does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are require…

Named by the advisory itself. Each CVE links to its tracked detail page.

Vendors Named in This Publication

No KEV-catalogued vendors are named in this publication.