Rockwell FactoryTalk Historian ME is widely used in industrial control; an RCE in this product can disrupt operational technology and cause broad operational impact.
CVE-2025-12768
RCE in Rockwell FactoryTalk Historian ME via low-level authentication.
Is CVE-2025-12768 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2025-12768 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.29% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2025-12768?
CVE-2025-12768 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.6. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2025-12768?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2025-12768. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2025-12768 affect?
CVE-2025-12768 affects Rockwell FactoryTalk Historian Machine Edition. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2025-12768?
Apply vendor patch immediately; restrict network access and enforce strong authentication.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated low-level attacker can achieve remote code execution, tamper historian data, and disrupt industrial control operations.
Immediate action required
- affectedSeries C: 7.101 Series B: 5.202
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.