CVE-2025-61943

AVEVA Process Optimization SQL Injection

9.3 Critical

The vulnerability, if exploited, could allow an authenticated miscreant (Process Optimization Standard User) to tamper with queries in Captive Historian and achieve code execution under SQL Server administrative privileges, potentially resulting in complete compromise of the SQL Server.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.32%Up 0.3 points since Jan 16, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.3

AVEVA Process Optimization SQL Injection

Record: CVE-2025-61943
CVSS 4.0: 9.3 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
CVSS 3.1: 8.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-2988 9.3

Record: EUVD-2026-2988
CVSS 4.0: 9.3 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wh8v-ph87-c4fh 9.3

The vulnerability, if exploited, could allow an authenticated miscreant (Process Optimization...

Record: GHSA-wh8v-ph87-c4fh
CVSS 4.0: 9.3 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 8.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 9.3

Record: CVE-2025-61943
CVSS 4.0: 9.3 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 8.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-89
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

aveva process optimization

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-61943 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Aveva Process Optimization, published January 16, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.