ABB System 800xA Weak File Permissions - ABB System 800xA Base
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Insufficient folder permissions used by system functions in ABB System 800xA Base (version 6.1 and earlier) allow low privileged users to read, modify, add and delete system and application files. An authenticated attacker who successfully exploit the vulnerabilities could escalate his/her privileges, cause system functions to stop and to corrupt user applications.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-8473
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xphv-67vw-89c5
References
More ABB 800xa Base System vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-06812 ABB System 800xA Inter process communication vulnerability - System 800xA Base CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-06801 ABB System 800xA Weak Registry Permissions CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-02843 Communication DoS in ABB 800xA Base CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2020-8473 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-8473 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xphv-67vw-89c5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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