CVE-2023-6132

AVEVA Edge products Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Description

The vulnerability, if exploited, could allow a malicious entity with access to the file system to achieve arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation by tricking AVEVA Edge to load an unsafe DLL.

Remediation

Solution:

  • AVEVA recommends users upgrade to AVEVA Edge 2023, or AVEVA Edge 2020 R2 SP2 P01 as soon as possible. Upgrades can be downloaded from the AVEVA official website: AVEVA Edge 2023 https://softwaresupportsp.aveva.com/#/producthub/details , AVEVA Edge 2020 R2 SP2 P01 https://softwaresupportsp.aveva.com/#/producthub/details . * Note: Log-in is required. For additional information, please refer to AVEVA's security advisory AVEVA-2024-002. https://www.aveva.com/en/support-and-success/cyber-security-updates/

Category

7.3
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory aveva.com
Affected: AVEVA AVEVA Edge
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-032-03 third party advisory us government resource
https://www.aveva.com/en/support-and-success/cyber-security-updates/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-6132?
CVE-2023-6132 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-6132?
To fix CVE-2023-6132: AVEVA recommends users upgrade to AVEVA Edge 2023, or AVEVA Edge 2020 R2 SP2 P01 as soon as possible. Upgrades can be downloaded from the AVEVA official website: AVEVA Edge 2023 https://softwaresupportsp.aveva.com/#/producthub/details , AVEVA Edge 2020 R2 SP2 P01 https://softwaresupportsp.aveva.com/#/producthub/details . * Note: Log-in is required. For additional information, please refer to AVEVA's security advisory AVEVA-2024-002. https://www.aveva.com/en/support-and-success/cyber-security-updates/
Is CVE-2023-6132 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-6132 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-2023-6132?
CVE-2023-6132 affects AVEVA AVEVA Edge.
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