Is CVE-2025-9161 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-9161 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-9161?

CVE-2025-9161 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-9161?

CVE-2025-9161 has an EPSS score of 0.52% (40th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-9161

HIGH

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A security issue exists within FactoryTalk Optix MQTT broker due to the lack of URI sanitization. This flaw enables the loading of remote Mosquito plugins, which can be used to achieve remote code execution.

CWE-77Command Injection

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.52%probability of exploitation in 30 days

40thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 40% of all known CVEs.

References

https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/trust-center/security-advisories/advisory.SD1742.html

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-10-20.