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The maintenance menu tag covers discussions about physical-access-level vulnerabilities in industrial control systems, specifically the CISA advisory on CVE-2025-9160 affecting Rockwell Automation CompactLogix 5480 controllers. This vulnerability requires an attacker to access the device's maintenance menu to exploit missing authentication for critical functions, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. The tag focuses on security implications for Windows-based industrial hardware where the maintenance menu serves as an attack vector. Topics include low-complexity exploits, physical security requirements, and operational risks for enterprise IT and industrial environments.
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    CISA Advisory: Missing Authentication in CompactLogix 5480 (CVE-2025-9160)

    A newly republished advisory from CISA and Rockwell Automation raises urgent operational and security flags for organizations using the CompactLogix® 5480 controller family: the devices running specific Windows packages are affected by a Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability...
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    • arbitrary code cisa compactlogix 5480 cve-2025-9160 cwe-306 cybersecurity defense in depth ics security incident response industrial control systems maintenance menu missing authentication network segmentation patch management physical access remediation rockwell automation trust center win10 v1607 windows package 2.1.0
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