CVE-2025-41660 CODESYS Control Boot Application Replacement Enables Code Execution
A low-privileged remote attacker can replace the boot application in CODESYS Control, enabling unauthorized code execution on industrial control systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-41660?
CVE-2025-41660 is a high-severity vulnerability in CODESYS Control RTE (SL), published on 24 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A low-privileged remote attacker may be able to replace the boot application of the CODESYS Control runtime system, enabling unauthorized code execution.
Weakness: CWE-669
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-41660?
How do I fix CVE-2025-41660?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-41660 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-41660 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-41660 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-25xg-52c8-p9q8.