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CVE-2025-53471 Emerson CVE debrief

CVE-2025-53471 is a medium-severity issue in Emerson ValveLink products where input is not properly validated before processing. CISA’s advisory lists ValveLink SOLO, DTM, PRM, and SNAP-ON as affected when running versions earlier than 14.0. The supplied CVSS vector indicates a local, high-complexity issue with integrity impact only, and Emerson recommends upgrading to ValveLink 14.0 or later.

Vendor
Emerson
Product
ValveLink SOLO
CVSS
MEDIUM 5.1
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2025-07-08
Original CVE updated
2025-07-08
Advisory published
2025-07-08
Advisory updated
2025-07-08

Who should care

OT and ICS operators using Emerson ValveLink SOLO, DTM, PRM, or SNAP-ON; asset owners responsible for Windows engineering or maintenance workstations that host ValveLink; vulnerability and patch management teams supporting industrial environments.

Technical summary

The advisory describes an input-validation weakness: the product receives data but does not validate it correctly for safe processing. The supplied CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N, indicating local access, high attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction, and an integrity-only impact. CISA lists four affected ValveLink product lines, all before version 14.0.

Defensive priority

Medium priority. The issue is publicly disclosed, has a clear vendor remediation path, and affects versions earlier than 14.0. Prioritize if ValveLink is present on operationally important systems or shared engineering hosts.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Inventory Emerson ValveLink SOLO, DTM, PRM, and SNAP-ON deployments and confirm installed versions.
  • Upgrade affected installations to ValveLink 14.0 or later using Emerson’s software download channel.
  • Review Emerson’s associated security notification for product-specific guidance and validation steps.
  • Apply standard ICS defensive practices such as least privilege, controlled change management, and restriction of local access to engineering workstations.
  • Use CISA ICS recommended practices to reinforce segmentation, patch governance, and backup/restore readiness for affected environments.

Evidence notes

All details in this debrief are drawn from the supplied CISA CSAF advisory metadata and the linked official resources. The advisory and CVE record were published and modified on 2025-07-08 06:00:00 UTC in the supplied data. Affected products are listed as Emerson ValveLink SOLO, DTM, PRM, and SNAP-ON versions earlier than 14.0. The supplied CVSS vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2025-53471 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-53471

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2025-53471 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53471

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2025/icsa-25-189-01.json

    cisa_csaf

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-189-01

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-10-301-01

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Cybersecurity_Best_Practices_for_Industrial_Control_Systems.pdf

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://us-cert.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS-CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/tips/ICS-TIP-12-146-01B

    Reference

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.