CVE-2025-64151VulnerabilityPublished 5 Nov 2025

CVE-2025-64151: Roboticsware PTE FA-Panel6 · Unquoted search path or element

Affects Roboticsware PTE FA-Panel6Source CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.7 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.0 base score

6.7Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 6% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: High
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Local: The vulnerable component is not bound to the network stack and the attacker’s path is via read/write/execute capabilities. Either: the attacker exploits the vulnerability by accessing the target system locally (e.g., keyboard, console), or remotely (e.g., SSH); or the attacker relies on User Interaction by another person to perform actions required to exploit the vulnerability (e.g., tricking a legitimate user into opening a malicious document).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: High: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide significant (e.g., administrative) control over the vulnerable component that could affect component-wide settings and files.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: High: There is a total loss of integrity, or a complete loss of protection. For example, the attacker is able to modify any/all files protected by the impacted component. Alternatively, only some files can be modified, but malicious modification would present a direct, serious consequence to the impacted component.
Availability: High: There is total loss of availability, resulting in the attacker being able to fully deny access to resources in the impacted component; this loss is either sustained (while the attacker continues to deliver the attack) or persistent (the condition persists even after the attack has completed). Alternatively, the attacker has the ability to deny some availability, but the loss of availability presents a direct, serious consequence to the impacted component (e.g., the attacker cannot disrupt existing connections, but can prevent new connections; the attacker can repeatedly exploit a vulnerability that, in each instance of a successful attack, leaks a only small amount of memory, but after repeated exploitation causes a service to become completely unavailable).

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 5 Nov 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

AI-suggested

1. Immediately audit and restrict write permissions on the root directory of the system drive (e.g., C:\) to prevent unauthorized users from placing executables there. 2. If possible, upgrade Roboticsware FA-Panel6 to a version later than Rev17 once patches are released. 3. As an interim measure, manually inspect and correct service registrations to ensure all executable paths are properly quoted. This can be done using tools like 'sc qc' or registry inspection under HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services. 4. Implement application whitelisting to prevent unauthorized executables from running, especially from the system drive root. 5. Monitor system logs and service start events for unusual behavior or unauthorized service modifications. 6. Employ endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to detect suspicious activity related to service execution or privilege escalation attempts. 7. Educate system administrators about the risks of misconfigured permissions and unquoted service paths. 8. Limit administrative privileges and enforce the principle of least privilege to reduce the likelihood of an attacker gaining write access to critical directories.

Description

Multiple Roboticsware products provided by Roboticsware PTE. LTD.register Windows services with unquoted file paths. A user with the write permission on the root directory of the system drive may execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privilege.

Impact

For European organizations, especially those in manufacturing, industrial automation, and critical infrastructure sectors using Roboticsware's FA-Panel6, this vulnerability poses a significant risk. Exploitation can lead to full SYSTEM-level compromise, allowing attackers to manipulate control systems, disrupt operations, steal sensitive data, or cause safety hazards. Given the high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, successful exploitation could result in operational downtime, financial losses, regulatory penalties, and damage to reputation. The requirement for write access to the system drive root limits the attack surface but does not eliminate risk, particularly in environments with insufficient access controls or insider threats. Additionally, the vulnerability could be leveraged as part of a multi-stage attack chain to escalate privileges after initial access. The absence of known exploits reduces immediate risk but should not lead to complacency. European organizations must assess their exposure, especially those with Roboticsware deployments in critical sectors.

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