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AVEVA recommends users take the following action:

\n\n\nFor more information, please \nAVEVA's security bulletin AVEVA-2026-001.\n\n
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AVEVA alternatively recommends the following actions users can take to mitigate risk:

\n\n

For more information, please \nAVEVA's security bulletin AVEVA-2026-001.

\n\n
"}],"value":"AVEVA alternatively recommends the following actions users can take to mitigate risk:\n\n\n\n * Apply host and/or network firewall rules restricting the taoimr \nservice to accept traffic only from trusted source(s). By default, AVEVA\n Process Optimization listens on port 8888/8889(TLS). Please refer to \nthe AVEVA Process Optimization Installation Guide for additional details\n on ports configuration.\n\n * Apply ACLs to the installation and data folders, limiting write-access to trusted users only.\n\n * Maintain a trusted chain-of-custody on Process Optimization project \nfiles during creation, modification, distribution, backups, and use.\n\n\n\n\nFor more information, please \nAVEVA's security bulletin AVEVA-2026-001 https://www.aveva.com/en/support-and-success/cyber-security-updates/ ."}],"x_generator":{"engine":"Vulnogram 0.5.0"}},"adp":[{"metrics":[{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2026-01-16T14:52:23.223478Z","id":"CVE-2025-64769","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"total"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}}],"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","providerMetadata":{"orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","shortName":"CISA-ADP","dateUpdated":"2026-01-16T14:52:30.496Z"}}]}}