{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16675 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2026-16675 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2026-16675 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® Activation Manager, published on 1 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2026-16675 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2026-16675 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® Activation Manager, published on 1 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16675 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® Activation Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. 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.\n2. 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.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16675/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16675/index.md)","id":"CVE-2026-16675","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16675/index.md","name":"CVE-2026-16675","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-8hp8-739v-6gxv"],"analysis":{"component_type":"desktop_application","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["privilege_escalation","code_execution"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Industrial automation software","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"An authenticated attacker can hijack installer console windows to gain SYSTEM privileges, enabling full control over the host system.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"privilege_escalation"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"Rockwell","cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":8.5,"severity":"high","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","version":"4.0"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-307","name":"Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts"}],"description":"A privilege escalation security issue exists within FactoryTalk® Activation Manager. The security issue stems from custom actions in the installer that spawn visible console windows running with SYSTEM privileges during installation or repair operations. An authenticated attacker with Windows credentials could hijack these console windows to obtain a SYSTEM-level command prompt, allowing full access to all files, processes, and system resources.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® Activation Manager - Privilege Escalation","id":"CVE-2026-16675","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"privilege_escalation","year":"2026"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"IBM Power Systems Firmware Denial of Service","id":"CVE-2026-16678"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in WebSphere Application Server Liberty","id":"CVE-2026-16674"},"products":["FactoryTalk® Activation Manager"],"published":"2026-09-01","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-09-01","vendors":["Rockwell Automation"]},"summary":"An authenticated attacker can hijack installer console windows to gain SYSTEM privileges, enabling full control over the host system.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16675/"}