CVE-2025-60023Network attack vector

Unauthenticated directory deletion via path traversal

Published Oct 23, 2025 · Updated Oct 23, 2025

Relative path traversal in AutomationDirect Productivity Suite 4.4.1.19 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary directories. ProductivityService fails to confine a relative directory path to the PLC simulator's intended storage root before performing deletion. Network access to the simulator is sufficient, with no authentication or user interaction; the published impact is limited to directory deletion.

CVSS severity6.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.48%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Relative path traversal in AutomationDirect Productivity Suite 4.4.1.19 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary directories. ProductivityService fails to confine a relative directory path to the PLC simulator's intended storage root before performing deletion. Network access to the simulator is sufficient, with no authentication or user interaction; the published impact is limited to directory deletion.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-60023
Published
Oct 23, 2025
Updated
Oct 23, 2025
Vendor
AutomationDirect
Product
Productivity3000 P3-550E CPU
Classifications
CWE-23, T1485
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 23, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=SW V4.2.1.9

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

AutomationDirect · Productivity3000 P3-550E CPUversion=0 <=SW V4.2.1.9
AutomationDirect · Productivity1000 P1-540 CPUversion=0 <SW v4.4.1.19
AutomationDirect · Productivity Suiteversion=0 <=SW V4.2.1.9
AutomationDirect · Productivity3000 P3-530 CPUversion=0 <=SW v4.4.1.19
AutomationDirect · Productivity3000 P3-622 CPUversion=0 <=SW V4.2.1.9
AutomationDirect · Productivity1000 P1-550 CPUversion=0 <=SW v4.4.1.19
AutomationDirect · Productivity2000 P2-550 CPUversion=0 <=SW v4.4.1.19
AutomationDirect · Productivity2000 P2-622 CPUversion=0 <=SW v4.4.1.19

Published CVSS scores

6.3ICS-CERTCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N
4.0ICS-CERTCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-23Relative Path Traversal
T1485Data Destruction

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