Input validation error in FactoryTalk Optix - CVE-2025-9161
Published: September 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115143
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-9161
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the lack of URI sanitization within MQTT broker. A remote user can pass specially crafted input to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
FactoryTalk Optix
How to mitigate CVE-2025-9161
Install updates from vendor's website.
FactoryTalk Optix - update to 1.6.0