CVE-2025-7973

HighCVSS 8.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A security issue exists in FactoryTalk ViewPoint version 14.0 or below due to improper handling of MSI repair operations. During a repair, attackers can hijack the cscript.exe console window, which runs with SYSTEM privileges. This can be exploited to spawn an elevated command prompt, enabling full privilege escalation.

Metrics

CVSS 4.0 8.5/10CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Weakness enumeration

CWE-268

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 14, 2025
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Deferred

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CVE-2025-7973: High severity, CVSS 8.5 | Vulnix