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CVE-2025-61943

9.3
Critical
EPSS 0.33%Patch availableJan 16, 2026

Authenticated user can tamper Captive Historian queries to gain SQL Server admin code execution.

common questions

Is CVE-2025-61943 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2025-61943 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 0.33% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2025-61943?

CVE-2025-61943 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.3. 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-2025-61943?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2025-61943. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2025-61943 affect?

CVE-2025-61943 affects Captive Historian, Microsoft SQL Server. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2025-61943?

Patch when available; enforce least privilege & audit access.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
Captive HistorianMicrosoft SQL Server
impact

Code execution as SQL Server admin via query tampering; potential full SQL Server compromise.

action required

Patch when possible

affected versions
AVEVA Process Optimization
  • affected<= 2024.1

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.

how to fix
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