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.
Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.03 or later.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Rockwellautomation
Rockwellautomation factorytalk Activation Manager
Vendors & Products Rockwellautomation
Rockwellautomation factorytalk Activation Manager

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® Activation Manager - Privilege Escalation
First Time appeared Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation factorytalk Activation Manager
Weaknesses CWE-307
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:rockwell_automation:factorytalk_activation_manager:version_5.02_and_below:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation factorytalk Activation Manager
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, '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'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Rockwell

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-01T15:42:20.636Z

Reserved: 2026-07-22T20:04:45.545Z

Link: CVE-2026-16675

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-01T14:17:25.437

Modified: 2026-09-01T16:16:49.930

Link: CVE-2026-16675

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-01T15:00:10Z

Weaknesses