# CVE-2025-61937: AVEVA Process Optimization Code Injection

> Unauthenticated attackers can achieve remote code execution with system privileges on AVEVA Process Optimization servers, leading to full compromise.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 16 Jan 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cgc9-hp86-4fr7

## What is CVE-2025-61937?

CVE-2025-61937 is a critical code injection vulnerability in AVEVA Process Optimization, published on 16 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The vulnerability, if exploited, could allow an unauthenticated 
miscreant to achieve remote code execution under OS system privileges of
 “taoimr” service, potentially resulting in complete compromise of the  model application server.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-61937?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Aveva Process Optimization.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-61937?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-61937 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-61937 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-61937 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in AVEVA Process Optimization

- [CVE-2025-61943](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-61943/): AVEVA Process Optimization SQL Injection (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2025-64691](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-64691/): AVEVA Process Optimization Code Injection (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2025-65118](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-65118/): AVEVA Process Optimization Uncontrolled Search Path Element (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2025-64729](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-64729/): AVEVA Process Optimization Missing Authorization (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2025-65117](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-65117/): AVEVA Process Optimization Use of Potentially Dangerous Function (high 8.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-61937 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-61937 is a critical code injection vulnerability in AVEVA Process Optimization, published on 16 Jan 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-2025-61937 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: AVEVA Process Optimization. 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-2025-61937/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-61937/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-61937
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-61937
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-61937

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-61937/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.