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Rockwell Automation ControlFLASH Installer Grants Write Access to Everyone Group on Installation Directory, Enabling Arbitrary Code Execution

Last refreshed2026-10-07

Status: UPDATED  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2026-12663

Key Details

CVECVE-2026-12663
CVSS Score / Version7.0 (High) / CVSS v4.0
Updated2026-09-01
Affected productsRockwell Automation ControlFLASH ®
Classified asCWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function)
Exploitation prediction (EPSS)0.12% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (2% percentile) -- FIRST.org's EPSS model.

Affected Products, Subsystems & Sectors

VendorProductAffected VersionsPatch Status
Rockwell AutomationControlFLASH ®
SubsystemsGeneral OT
SectorsMultiple

What to Know

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. (NVD)

What to Do

Monitor Rockwell Automation's web page for any future patch releases.

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12663
CVEhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-12663