CVE-2026-12663: CWE-306 Missing authentication for critical function in Rockwell Automation ControlFLASH ®
A security issue exists within ControlFLASH™, where the installer grants write permissions to the "Everyone" group on a product installation directory. This could allow arbitrary code execution, resulting in an attacker being given the ability to run any commands or code of the attacker's choice on a target machine at the logged-in user's permission level.
CVE-2026-12663: CWE-306 Missing authentication for critical function in Rockwell Automation ControlFLASH ®
Description
A security issue exists within ControlFLASH™, where the installer grants write permissions to the "Everyone" group on a product installation directory. This could allow arbitrary code execution, resulting in an attacker being given the ability to run any commands or code of the attacker's choice on a target machine at the logged-in user's permission level.
CVSS v4.0
Score 7.0high
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Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Rockwell
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-18T19:02:36.861Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a96d527acd9273b49c2e057
Added to database: 09/01/2026, 13:37:43 UTC
Last updated: 09/02/2026, 02:56:23 UTC
Views: 14
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