CVE-2025-1449 Overview
CVE-2025-1449 is a command injection vulnerability in the Rockwell Automation Verve Asset Manager. The flaw resides in the administrative web interface for the Legacy Agentless Device Inventory (ADI) capability, which has been deprecated since the 1.36 release. The interface accepts a variable without adequate sanitization, allowing an authenticated administrator to inject operating system commands. Successful exploitation runs arbitrary commands inside the container hosting the affected service. Rockwell Automation published advisory SD1723 describing the issue and remediation guidance.
Critical Impact
An authenticated administrator can execute arbitrary commands in the context of the service container, compromising the integrity and confidentiality of the Verve Asset Manager workload.
Affected Products
- Rockwell Automation Verve Asset Manager
- Legacy Agentless Device Inventory (ADI) capability (deprecated since release 1.36)
- Releases prior to the fixed version identified in advisory SD1723
Discovery Timeline
- 2025-03-31 - CVE-2025-1449 published to the National Vulnerability Database
- 2026-04-15 - Last updated in NVD database
Technical Details for CVE-2025-1449
Vulnerability Analysis
The vulnerability is a command injection flaw in the administrative web interface of Verve Asset Manager's Legacy ADI capability. A user-controlled variable passed through the interface is consumed by backend logic without sufficient input sanitization. As a result, shell metacharacters and additional commands appended to the variable are interpreted by the underlying operating system. The injected commands execute with the privileges of the container process running the ADI service. This grants the attacker control over container-resident files, processes, and network connections available to that workload.
Root Cause
The root cause is insufficient variable sanitization within a portion of the administrative web interface that handles input for the deprecated Legacy ADI feature. Input that should be treated as data is instead passed into a context where it can influence command execution.
Attack Vector
Exploitation requires network access to the administrative web interface and valid administrator credentials. The attack vector is network-based with high privilege requirements and no user interaction. A threat actor who has already obtained administrative access submits a crafted value through the vulnerable input field. The backend processes the value and executes the attacker-supplied commands within the service container. Because exploitation is contingent on prior administrator authentication, credential theft, session hijacking, or insider abuse are the most likely precursors.
No public proof-of-concept code has been published. Refer to the Rockwell Automation Security Advisory SD1723 for vendor technical details.
Detection Methods for CVE-2025-1449
Indicators of Compromise
- Unexpected child processes spawned by the Verve Asset Manager ADI service container, particularly shells such as sh, bash, or system utilities like curl, wget, and nc.
- Administrative web interface requests containing shell metacharacters (;, |, &&, `, $() in parameters tied to the Legacy ADI feature.
- Outbound network connections from the ADI service container to untrusted hosts.
Detection Strategies
- Inspect web server and reverse proxy logs for requests targeting Legacy ADI administrative endpoints that include suspicious characters or encoded payloads.
- Monitor container runtime telemetry for new process executions that are inconsistent with the documented behavior of the ADI service.
- Correlate administrator authentication events with subsequent process-execution anomalies in the same session window.
Monitoring Recommendations
- Forward container and application logs to a centralized analytics platform and alert on shell invocations originating from the ADI service.
- Track changes to administrator accounts and privileged session activity on Verve Asset Manager.
- Baseline normal outbound destinations from the ADI container and alert on deviations.
How to Mitigate CVE-2025-1449
Immediate Actions Required
- Apply the fixed release referenced in Rockwell Automation advisory SD1723 as soon as feasible.
- Restrict network access to the Verve Asset Manager administrative web interface to authorized management networks.
- Rotate administrator credentials and enforce multi-factor authentication on accounts that can reach the administrative interface.
Patch Information
Rockwell Automation has published remediation guidance in Security Advisory SD1723. The Legacy Agentless Device Inventory capability has been deprecated since release 1.36, and customers should migrate away from the deprecated feature in addition to applying the vendor-supplied update.
Workarounds
- Disable the Legacy Agentless Device Inventory feature where operationally feasible, given it is deprecated as of release 1.36.
- Limit administrator role assignments to the minimum set of personnel required to operate Verve Asset Manager.
- Place the administrative web interface behind a jump host or VPN and block direct exposure to broader corporate or operational networks.
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