CVE-2025-65117

AVEVA Process Optimization Use of Potentially Dangerous Function

8.5 High

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: Passive

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.22%Up 0.2 points since Jan 16, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.5

AVEVA Process Optimization Use of Potentially Dangerous Function

Record: CVE-2025-65117
CVSS 4.0: 8.5 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
CVSS 3.1: 7.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-676
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-2992 8.5

Record: EUVD-2026-2992
CVSS 4.0: 8.5 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cvm5-pcmg-6888 8.5

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

Record: GHSA-cvm5-pcmg-6888
CVSS 4.0: 8.5 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/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: 7.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-676
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.5

Record: CVE-2025-65117
CVSS 4.0: 8.5 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/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: 7.4 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS 3.1: 7.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-676
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-2025-65117 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) 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 0.22%, the 12th percentile. No source names a fixed version.