---
id: CVE-2025-41669
title: >-
  The Web-based Management allows a remote low privileged Engineer user to
  install additional APPs on the device downloaded from the PLCnext Store
  without implementing any data verification mechanism, leading to the
  capability for an Engin…
summary: >-
  The Web-based Management allows a remote low privileged Engineer user to
  install additional APPs on the device downloaded from the PLCnext Store
  without implementing any data verification mechanism, leading to the
  capability for an Engin…
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-347
published: '2026-05-27'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T13:10:00.187'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-41669'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.certvde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2026-050/'
    label: info@cert.vde.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00218
epssPercentile: 0.11342
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T13:30:58.503Z'
---

## Overview

The Web-based Management allows a remote low privileged Engineer user to install additional APPs on the device downloaded from the PLCnext Store without implementing any data verification mechanism, leading to the capability for an Engineer user to reach arbitrary code execution with root privileges on the PLC device. A successful exploitation may allow to install a manipulated APP package, potentially impacting integrity and availability of the PLCnext Control.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.