CVE-2025-25051

Credential recovery via plaintext password storage

Published Jan 22, 2026 · Updated Jan 22, 2026

Plaintext password storage in AutomationDirect CLICK PLC C0-0x, C0-1x, and C2-x allows local users to recover stored credentials. The controller stores a password in recoverable plaintext; published records do not identify the affected credential or its storage locus. Low-privileged local access is required, and recovered credentials enable impersonation and access to network resources.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.10%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Plaintext password storage in AutomationDirect CLICK PLC C0-0x, C0-1x, and C2-x allows local users to recover stored credentials. The controller stores a password in recoverable plaintext; published records do not identify the affected credential or its storage locus. Low-privileged local access is required, and recovered credentials enable impersonation and access to network resources.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-25051
Published
Jan 22, 2026
Updated
Jan 22, 2026
Vendor
AutomationDirect
Product
CLICK PLC
Classifications
CWE-256, T1552
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 22, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 22, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=C0-0x
  2. Affected versionversion=C0-1x
  3. Affected versionversion=C2-x

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

AutomationDirect · CLICK PLCversion=C0-0x; version=C0-1x; version=C2-x

Published CVSS scores

6.1ICS-CERTCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-256Plaintext Storage of a Password
T1552Unsecured Credentials

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