CVE-2025-65117 AVEVA Process Optimization Use of Potentially Dangerous Function
An authenticated user can escalate privileges to a victim's identity by embedding malicious OLE objects in graphics, affecting AVEVA Process Optimization users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-65117?
CVE-2025-65117 is a high-severity vulnerability in AVEVA Process Optimization, published on 16 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The vulnerability, if exploited, could allow an authenticated miscreant (Process Optimization Designer User) to embed OLE objects into graphics, and escalate their privileges to the identity of a victim user who subsequently interacts with the graphical elements.
Weakness: CWE-676
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-65117?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Aveva Process Optimization.
How do I fix CVE-2025-65117?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-65117 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-65117 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-65117 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in AVEVA Process Optimization
- CVE-2025-61937 AVEVA Process Optimization Code Injection
- CVE-2025-61943 AVEVA Process Optimization SQL Injection
- CVE-2025-64691 AVEVA Process Optimization Code Injection
- CVE-2025-65118 AVEVA Process Optimization Uncontrolled Search Path Element
- CVE-2025-64729 AVEVA Process Optimization Missing Authorization
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cvm5-pcmg-6888.