8.5
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2025-65117
AVEVA Process Optimization Use of Potentially Dangerous Function
Description

The vulnerability, if exploited, could allow an authenticated miscreant (Process Optimization Designer User) to embed OLE objects into graphics, and escalate their privileges to the identity of a victim user who subsequently interacts with the graphical elements.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 16, 2026, 12:14 a.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 16, 2026, 12:14 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

icscert
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-65117 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 7d14cffa-0d7d-4270-9dc0-52cabd5a23a6
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 7d14cffa-0d7d-4270-9dc0-52cabd5a23a6
Solution
Update the software to patch the vulnerability that allows privilege escalation via OLE objects.
  • Update the affected software to the latest version.
  • Apply vendor-supplied security patches immediately.
  • Restrict OLE object embedding privileges where possible.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Attack Requirements
Privileges Required
User Interaction
VS Confidentiality
VS Integrity
VS Availability
SS Confidentiality
SS Integrity
SS Availability
Base CVSS Score: 7.4
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact