{"id":"CVE-2025-13911","aliases":["EUVD-2025-204330","GHSA-wmxh-4mgr-2w85"],"status":"published","title":"Inductive Automation Ignition Execution with Unnecessary Privileges","description":"Ignition by Inductive Automation, when installed with default OS service\n account settings, may expose the host system to an elevated code \nexecution risk via the gateway backup restore functionality. An \nauthenticated user with Gateway Administrator privileges can import a \nmalicious gateway backup (.gwbk) file containing crafted project \nresources, scripts, or modules, resulting in code execution on the host \nsystem. This affects both Windows and Linux installations. On Windows, \ndefault installations often run the Ignition service as NT \nAUTHORITY\\SYSTEM, resulting in code execution with full local system \nprivileges. On Linux, default installations commonly run the Ignition \nservice as root or with elevated privileges. Specific privilege level \ndepends on installation configuration.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":7.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-12","score":0.00253,"percentile":0.16929,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-250"],"published":"2025-12-18T20:24:30Z","modified":"2026-08-28T02:16:19Z","products":[{"vendor":"inductive automation","product":"ignition"}],"references":[{"url":"https://security.inductiveautomation.com/"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-352-01"},{"url":"https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2025/icsa-25-352-01.json"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13911"},{"url":"https://security.inductiveautomation.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wmxh-4mgr-2w85"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2025-13911","title":"Inductive Automation Ignition Execution with Unnecessary Privileges","description":"Ignition by Inductive Automation, when installed with default OS service\n account settings, may expose the host system to an elevated code \nexecution risk via the gateway backup restore functionality. An \nauthenticated user with Gateway Administrator privileges can import a \nmalicious gateway backup (.gwbk) file containing crafted project \nresources, scripts, or modules, resulting in code execution on the host \nsystem. This affects both Windows and Linux installations. On Windows, \ndefault installations often run the Ignition service as NT \nAUTHORITY\\SYSTEM, resulting in code execution with full local system \nprivileges. On Linux, default installations commonly run the Ignition \nservice as root or with elevated privileges. Specific privilege level \ndepends on installation configuration.","status":"published","published":"2025-12-18T20:24:30.118Z","modified":"2026-08-27T23:30:14.119Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna"},{"version":"3.1","score":6.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-250"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:32:43.437394Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2025-204330","description":"Ignition by Inductive Automation, when installed with default OS service\n account settings, may expose the host system to an elevated code \nexecution risk via the gateway backup restore functionality. An \nauthenticated user with Gateway Administrator privileges can import a \nmalicious gateway backup (.gwbk) file containing crafted project \nresources, scripts, or modules, resulting in code execution on the host \nsystem. This affects both Windows and Linux installations. On Windows, \ndefault installations often run the Ignition service as NT \nAUTHORITY\\SYSTEM, resulting in code execution with full local system \nprivileges. On Linux, default installations commonly run the Ignition \nservice as root or with elevated privileges. Specific privilege level \ndepends on installation configuration.","status":"published","published":"2025-12-18T20:24:30Z","modified":"2026-08-27T23:30:14Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T18:01:24.093932Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-wmxh-4mgr-2w85","title":"The vulnerability affects Ignition SCADA applications where Python \nscripting is utilized for...","description":"The vulnerability affects Ignition SCADA applications where Python \nscripting is utilized for automation purposes. The vulnerability arises \nfrom the absence of proper security controls that restrict which Python \nlibraries can be imported and executed within the scripting environment.\n The core issue lies in the Ignition service account having system \npermissions beyond what an Ignition privileged user requires. When an \nauthenticated administrator uploads a malicious project file containing \nPython scripts with bind shell capabilities, the application executes \nthese scripts with the same privileges as the Ignition Gateway process, \nwhich typically runs with SYSTEM-level permissions on Windows. \nAlternative code execution patterns could lead to similar results.","status":"published","published":"2025-12-18T21:31:43Z","modified":"2025-12-18T21:31:50Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"medium"},{"version":"4.0","score":7.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-250"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:05:16.915197Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2025-13911","description":"Ignition by Inductive Automation, when installed with default OS service\n account settings, may expose the host system to an elevated code \nexecution risk via the gateway backup restore functionality. An \nauthenticated user with Gateway Administrator privileges can import a \nmalicious gateway backup (.gwbk) file containing crafted project \nresources, scripts, or modules, resulting in code execution on the host \nsystem. This affects both Windows and Linux installations. On Windows, \ndefault installations often run the Ignition service as NT \nAUTHORITY\\SYSTEM, resulting in code execution with full local system \nprivileges. On Linux, default installations commonly run the Ignition \nservice as root or with elevated privileges. Specific privilege level \ndepends on installation configuration.","status":"published","published":"2025-12-18T21:15:52.073Z","modified":"2026-08-28T02:16:19.597Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.3,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":6.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-250"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:11:52.309391Z"}]}}