CVE-2025-3617

Local Privilege Escalation in ThinManager®

Published Apr 15, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 8.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation ThinManager. When the software starts up, files are deleted in the temporary folder causing the Access Control Entry of the directory to inherit permissions from the parent directory. If exploited, a threat actor could inherit elevated privileges.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Corrected in v14.0.2 and later.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-15036 A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation ThinManager. When the software starts up, files are deleted in the temporary folder causing the Access Control Entry of the directory to inherit permissions from the parent directory. If exploited, a threat actor could inherit elevated privileges.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00016}

epss

{'score': 3e-05}

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

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-276
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 A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation ThinManager. When the software starts up, files are deleted in the temporary folder causing the Access Control Entry of the directory to inherit permissions from the parent directory. If exploited, a threat actor could inherit elevated privileges.
Title Local Privilege Escalation in ThinManager®
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Rockwell
Published
Updated
Apr 17, 2025, 5:25 PM
Reserved
Apr 14, 2025, 11:45 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 15, 2025, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:20 AM