Escalation of Privilege Vulnerability in ASPECT by ABB
CVE-2024-48853

9.5CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Abb

Status
Aspect-enterprise
Nexus Series
Matrix Series
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 May 2025

What is CVE-2024-48853?

An escalation of privilege vulnerability found in ASPECT products allows unauthorized attackers to gain root access to a server while logged in as a non-root ASPECT user. This vulnerability affects multiple product lines, including ASPECT-Enterprise, NEXUS Series, and MATRIX Series, all through version 3.08.03. Users must ensure their systems are updated to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

ASPECT-Enterprise Linux 0 <= 3.08.03

MATRIX Series Linux 0 <= 3.08.03

NEXUS Series Linux 0 <= 3.08.03

References

https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9...

CVSS V4

Score:
9.5
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Attack Required:
Physical
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

ABB likes to thank Gjoko Krstikj, Zero Science Lab, for reporting the vulnerabilities in responsible disclosure
.