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CVE-2025-7227VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-7227: INVT VT-Designer · Out-of-bounds Write

Affects INVT VT-DesignerSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.0 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 15% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 21 Jul 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
INVT VT-DesignerAffected
  • =2.1.13
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Organizations should prioritize the following specific mitigation steps: 1) Immediately identify and inventory all instances of INVT VT-Designer version 2.1.13 within their environment, especially in OT and industrial control system (ICS) segments. 2) Restrict access to the software and its associated files to trusted users only, employing strict file handling policies to prevent opening untrusted PM3 files. 3) Implement network segmentation to isolate systems running VT-Designer from general IT networks and internet access to reduce exposure to malicious files or web content. 4) Educate users on the risks of opening files from unverified sources and the dangers of phishing attacks that could deliver malicious PM3 files or links. 5) Monitor for unusual process behavior or memory corruption indicators on hosts running VT-Designer using endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools tailored for OT environments. 6) Engage with INVT or authorized vendors to obtain patches or updates as soon as they become available, and plan for timely deployment. 7) Employ application whitelisting and restrict execution privileges to limit the impact of potential code execution. 8) Consider sandboxing or using virtual environments for opening PM3 files from external sources to contain potential exploitation attempts.

Description

INVT VT-Designer PM3 File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of INVT VT-Designer. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of PM3 files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated data structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-25550.

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