CVE-2025-11918

Rockwell Automation Arena® Simulation Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Published Nov 14, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Rockwell Automation Arena® suffers from a
stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the
parsing of DOE files. Local attackers are able to exploit this issue to
potentially execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Arena®. Exploiting
the vulnerability requires opening a malicious DOE file.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to version 16.20.11 and later

Tracking

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Rockwellautomation arena
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:rockwellautomation:arena:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Rockwellautomation arena
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Rockwellautomation
Rockwellautomation arena Simulation
Vendors & Products Rockwellautomation
Rockwellautomation arena Simulation
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Rockwell Automation Arena® suffers from a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of DOE files. Local attackers are able to exploit this issue to potentially execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Arena®. Exploiting the vulnerability requires opening a malicious DOE file.
Title Rockwell Automation Arena® Simulation Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-121
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Rockwell
Published
Updated
Nov 14, 2025, 3:44 PM
Reserved
Oct 17, 2025, 2:31 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Nov 14, 2025, 2:15 PM
Modified
Oct 7, 2026, 9:10 PM