ABB System 800xA Weak Registry Permissions
Priority LOW 34CWE-275Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
Weak Registry permissions in ABB System 800xA Base allow low privileged users to read and modify registry settings related to control system functionality, allowing an authenticated attacker to cause system functions to stop or malfunction.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00297 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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-2020-8474
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wmcj-w5p4-34v2
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-2020-06800 ABB System 800xA Weak File Permissions - ABB System 800xA Base CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-02843 Communication DoS in ABB 800xA Base CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2020-8474 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-8474 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wmcj-w5p4-34v2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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