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CVE-2025-11482: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in the OPC-UA Server

An Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in the OPC-UA Server used in PPT30 Operating System versions before 1.8.0 may be used by an unauthenticated network-based attacker to permanently prevent legitimate users from interacting with the service.

HighCVSS 8.7Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

This flaw can let an unauthenticated network attacker exhaust the OPC-UA Server in B&R PPT30 Operating System versions before 1.8.0. The business impact is service availability: legitimate users may be permanently unable to interact with the service until recovery action is taken.

Executive priority

Treat this as a high-priority OT availability risk. Prioritize exposed or production-critical PPT30 systems, especially where OPC-UA access crosses trust boundaries or supports operational workflows.

Technical view

CVE-2025-11482 is a CWE-770 resource-allocation issue in the PPT30 OPC-UA Server. The CVSS 4.0 score is 8.7, driven by network reachability, low attack complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, and high vulnerable-system availability impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is most likely in OT or industrial environments running B&R PPT30 Operating System before 1.8.0 with the OPC-UA Server reachable from untrusted or poorly segmented networks.

Exploitation context

The supplied sources do not cite active exploitation, public exploit code, or CISA KEV listing. Risk remains high because the issue is unauthenticated, network-based, low-complexity, and targets service availability.

Researcher notes

The evidence supports a resource exhaustion denial-of-service condition, not confidentiality or integrity compromise. Affected scope is PPT30 Operating System before 1.8.0. The bundle does not provide exploit details, recovery steps, or broader product impact.

Mitigation direction

  • Identify PPT30 assets and confirm operating system versions.
  • Prioritize upgrade planning for PPT30 Operating System 1.8.0 or later where applicable.
  • Restrict OPC-UA Server exposure to trusted management and industrial network segments.
  • Review B&R advisory SA25P006 for vendor-specific remediation and recovery guidance.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory PPT30 systems and record OS version and OPC-UA Server exposure.
  • Confirm no affected OPC-UA service is reachable from untrusted networks.
  • Validate segmentation rules around industrial control and management networks.
  • Check monitoring for repeated connection or resource exhaustion symptoms.
Prepared
Confidence
high
Sources
3

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Potential ATT&CK relevance

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CVE-2025-11482 mapping review

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
High
CVSS
8.7 (4.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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2CVSS vectors
3Timeline events
1ADP providers
2Source links

SSVC decision data

CISA-ADPCISA Coordinator
Timestamp
Version
2.0.3
Exploitation: noneAutomatable: yesTechnical Impact: partial

CVSS vector scores

2 official scores

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
8.7CVSS 4.0HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NABB
7.5CVSS 3.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H3.93.6ABB

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 4.0 score

8.7High
CVSS 4.0 vector shape for CVE-2025-11482Attack VectorAttack ComplexityAttack RequirementsPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionVS ConfidentialityVS IntegrityVS AvailabilitySS ConfidentialitySS IntegritySS Availability

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Attack Requirements
NonePresent
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NonePassiveActive
VS Confidentiality
HighLowNone
VS Integrity
HighLowNone
VS Availability
HighLowNone
SS Confidentiality
HighLowNone
SS Integrity
HighLowNone
SS Availability
HighLowNone

Vulnerability timeline

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ADP provider summaries

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Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
B&R Industrial Automation GmbHPPT30 Operating System0unaffected
Weakness

CWE details

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Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.