Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Optix

Summary

Vulnerabilities 1

• High 7.3
  CVE-2025-9161

  Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Optix Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

  A security issue exists within FactoryTalk Optix MQTT broker due to the lack of URI sanitization. This flaw enables the loading of remote Mosquito plugins, which can be used to achieve remote code execution.

  Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Optix ICS / OT
  Sep 9, 2025

Revision history

1. 2025-09-09 #1

   Initial Publication

References

• ICSA Advisory ICSA-25-252-04 - Web Version
  https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-252-04
• Recommended Practices
  https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-10-301-01
• Recommended Practices
  https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices
• Recommended Practices
  https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Cybersecurity_Best_Practices_for_Industrial_Control_Systems.pdf
• Recommended Practices
  https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems
• Recommended Practices
  https://us-cert.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS-CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf
• Recommended Practices
  https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/tips/ICS-TIP-12-146-01B
• Recommended Practices
  https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/sites/default/files/publications/emailscams0905.pdf
• Recommended Practices
  https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/tips/ST04-014