Armorstart Lt FirmwareOperating system · Rockwellautomation

CVE-2025-9464

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-01-20
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 2.002 or later.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
A security issue exists within ArmorStart® LT that can result in a denial-of-service condition. This vulnerability is triggered during fuzzing of multiple CIP classes, which causes the CIP port to become unresponsive.

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 confidence

A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in ArmorStart® LT motor controllers where fuzzing specific CIP (Common Industrial Protocol) classes causes the CIP port to become unresponsive. The vulnerability is triggered by malformed CIP messages during fuzzing, resulting in service interruption.

MitigationImplement network segmentation to isolate the industrial device and restrict CIP traffic to authorized sources using firewall rules or VLANs. Monitor for vendor firmware updates that address the underlying vulnerability.

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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
Armorstart Lt FirmwareOperating system
Affected:<= 2.002

CVSS 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
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm ArmorStart LT device on network
    Identify ArmorStart LT motor controllers by checking device inventory, DHCP logs, or network scans for Rockwell Automation ArmorStart LT devices. Note the IP addresses of these devices.
    Affected if Device is an ArmorStart LT and firmware version is <= 2.002
  2. Check installed firmware version
    Access the device web interface or use RSLinx/FactoryTalk Linx to query the device firmware version. Compare against the affected version 2.002.
    Affected if Firmware version is 2.002 or lower
  3. Verify CIP port accessibility
    Test connectivity to CIP port (default 44818/TCP) on the ArmorStart LT device using tools like nmap or telnet. Send a valid CIP identity request and observe the response.
    Affected if CIP port is reachable and responsive to valid CIP messages (indicates service interruption only occurs during fuzzing attack)
  4. Review CIP traffic logs
    Check network logs, IDS alerts, or the device event log for patterns of malformed CIP messages, especially unusual class IDs or unexpected CIP traffic volumes.
    Affected if Evidence of malformed CIP traffic targeting the device exists

If the device is an ArmorStart LT with firmware version 2.002 or lower and the CIP port is network-accessible, it is vulnerable to this DoS condition when malformed CIP messages are received.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 2.002
Interim mitigation

Implement network segmentation to isolate the industrial device and restrict CIP traffic to authorized sources using firewall rules or VLANs. Monitor for vendor firmware updates that address the underlying vulnerability.

Fix this in Armorstart Lt Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
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