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Product Description
ControlFLASH™ from Rockwell Automation is a firmware management utility used to download and update firmware on Allen‑Bradley® programmable controllers, modules, and other industrial automation devices.
Affected Products and Solution
Affected Product |
CVE |
Affected Software Version |
Corrected in Software Version |
Affected Catalog Numbers |
ControlFLASH™ |
CVE-2026-12663 |
V15.07 and prior |
15.08 |
None |
Security Issue Details for CVE-2026-12663
Category |
Details |
CVE ID |
CVE-2026-12663 |
Impact |
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 3.1 Base Score |
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CVSS 4.0 Base Score |
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CWE |
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Known Exploited Vulnerability |
No |
Mitigations and Workarounds
Customers using the affected software, who are not able to upgrade to one of the corrected versions, should implement the following mitigation:
To protect the files, do the following steps to remove the Everyone group:
1. Right-click the C:\Program Files (x86)\ControlFLASH\0001 folder, and then select Properties.
2. In the 0001 Properties dialog, select the Security tab, and then select Edit.
3. In the Permissions for 0001 dialog, in Group or user names, select Everyone, and then select Remove.
4. Select OK.
If the mitigation above cannot be implemented, we recommend following our security best practices.
Revision History
Revision |
Date |
Description |
1.0 |
9/1/2026 |
Initial release |
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