CVE-2025-61692
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedVT STUDIO versions 8.53 and prior contain a use after free vulnerability. If the product uses a specially crafted file, arbitrary code may be executed on the affected product.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceVT STUDIO versions 8.53 and prior contain a use-after-free vulnerability in file parsing functionality. When the product processes a specially crafted malicious file, it can trigger a memory safety flaw allowing the freed memory to be accessed, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 8.53CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check VT STUDIO installed versionOpen VT STUDIO and navigate to Help > About, or right-click the VT STUDIO executable in the installation folder and select Properties > Details to view the version number.Affected if The installed version is 8.53 or any version numbered lower than 8.53
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Locate VT STUDIO installation directorySearch for the VT STUDIO executable (commonly named VTStudio.exe or similar) in the Program Files directories, or use Windows Search to find Keyence VT Studio folders.Affected if VT STUDIO executable is found on the system
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Review recent file import activityCheck VT STUDIO project logs or Windows Event Viewer for recent file import/open operations, particularly any files from untrusted sources.Affected if Recent file parsing operations with external or untrusted files are present
A system is affected if VT STUDIO version 8.53 or lower is installed and the product is used to process files, since the use-after-free vulnerability triggers during file parsing of maliciously crafted files.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpdate VT STUDIO to a version newer than 8.53 when available. Until patched, avoid opening untrusted or specially crafted files in VT STUDIO, and implement application sandboxing as a defense-in-depth measure.
Any VT STUDIO version newer than 8.53 (contact Keyence for the specific fixed release number)
- 1. Identify the current version of VT STUDIO installed on the system
- 2. Navigate to the official Keyence support website (www.keyence.com) or contact Keyence technical support
- 3. Download the latest version of VT STUDIO that is newer than version 8.53
- 4. Back up any existing projects and configurations before upgrading
- 5. Run the installer and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the upgrade
- 6. Verify the installation by checking the updated version number
- 7. Test that existing projects function correctly with the new version
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing5.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-61692 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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