# CVE-2025-14272: Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Analytics PavilionX

> An unauthorized actor can execute privileged administrative operations, including user and role management, due to improper authorization enforcement in API endpoints.

- **Severity:** High 8.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 16 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cw2v-q9hw-55mq

## What is CVE-2025-14272?

CVE-2025-14272 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Analytics PavilionX, published on 16 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A security issue was identified in Pavilion due to improper authorization enforcement in API endpoints. This vulnerability can allow an unauthorized actor to execute privileged operations, including user/role management and other administrative actions.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14272?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-14272?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14272 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-14272 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-14272 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-14272 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Analytics PavilionX, published on 16 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Analytics PavilionX. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14272/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14272/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14272
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14272
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-14272

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14272/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.