Privilege Escalation in AVEVA's Process Optimization Designer
CVE-2025-65117

8.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Aveva

Status
Process Optimization
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 January 2026

What is CVE-2025-65117?

The vulnerability allows an authenticated user of AVEVA's Process Optimization Designer to embed OLE objects into graphics. This action can be exploited to escalate privileges to the identity of a victim user who interacts with these graphical elements. Proper sanitization and validation of user inputs are crucial to mitigate potential attacks stemming from this flaw.

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Affected Version(s)

Process Optimization 0 <= 2024.1

References

https://www.aveva.com/en/support-and-success/cyber-securi...
https://softwaresupportsp.aveva.com/en-US/downloads/produ...
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-0...

CVSS V4

Score:
8.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
Unknown

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Christopher Wu of Veracode reported these vulnerabilities to AVEVA.
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