CVE-2020-24676

Insecure Windows Services in Symphony Plus

Description

In Symphony Plus Operations and Symphony Plus Historian, some services can be vulnerable to privilege escalation attacks. An unprivileged (but authenticated) user could execute arbitrary code and result in privilege escalation, depending on the user that the service runs as.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory abb.com Vendor Advisory abb.com
Affected: ABB ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus Operations
Affected: ABB ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus Historian
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Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=2PAA123980&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch mitigation vendor advisory
https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=2PAA123982&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch mitigation vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-24676?
CVE-2020-24676 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-24676?
To fix CVE-2020-24676, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-24676 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-24676 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-24676?
CVE-2020-24676 affects ABB ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus Operations, ABB ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus Historian.
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