# CVE-2025-41700: An unauthenticated attacker can trick a local user into executing arbitrary code by opening a deliberately manipulated…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-41700-an-unauthenticated-attacker-can-trick-a-local-user-into-executing  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-12-01  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-41700 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.8 · Published 2025-12-01

An unauthenticated attacker can trick a local user into executing arbitrary code by opening a deliberately manipulated CODESYS project file with a CODESYS development system. This arbitrary code is executed in the user context.

Vendors: [CODESYS](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/codesys).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-41700 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-41700 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-41700?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 1 December 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Codesys. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-41700?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-41700?** Check whether you run Codesys. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Codesys