CVE-2024-48851 (GCVE-0-2024-48851)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-18 11:17 – Updated: 2025-09-18 13:34
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Title
Remote Code Execution
Summary
Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input vulnerability in ABB FLXEON.A remote code execution is possible due to an improper input validation. This issue affects FLXEON: through 9.3.5.
Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-1287 - Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input
Assigner
ABB
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ABB FLXEON Affected: 0 , ≤ 9.3.5 (custom)
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Date Public ?
2025-09-17 00:31
Credits
ABB likes to thank Gjoko Krstikj, Zero Science Lab, for reporting the vulnerabilities in responsible disclosure.
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