CVE-2026-16675

Severity not reported

Data quality: awaiting analysis. NVD has not completed analysis, so CVSS and affected-product data may be missing or change.

A privilege escalation security issue exists within FactoryTalk® Activation Manager.

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.

CVSS

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Awaiting analysis by NVD

Timeline (UTC)

Published: 2026-09-01 14:17

Modified: 2026-09-01 20:50

NVD status: Awaiting Analysis

Last synced 1 day ago

Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:50 UTC

Exploitation

Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)

Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).

Affected products

Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307

Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.

Mitigation & advisories

No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.

References

https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/trust-center/security-advisories/advisory.SD1799.... PSIRT@rockwellautomation.com

Data sources

NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:50 UTC · record ↗

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