Insecure Windows Services in Symphony Plus
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABB | ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus Operations | before 3.3 Service Pack 1; before 2.1 SP2 Rollup 2; before 2.2 | 3.3 Service Pack 1, 2.1 SP2 Rollup 2, 2.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| ABB | ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus Historian | before 3.2 | 3.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus Operations VendorABB Affected before 3.3 Service Pack 1; before 2.1 SP2 Rollup 2; before 2.2 Fixed in 3.3 Service Pack 1, 2.1 SP2 Rollup 2, 2.2 Patch available CNA
- ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus Historian VendorABB Affected before 3.2 Fixed in 3.2 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_historian:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | ABB |
| cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_historian:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 | Vulnerable | ABB |
| cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_operations:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | ABB |
| cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_operations:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | ABB |
| cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_operations:2.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 sp1 | Vulnerable | ABB |
| cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_operations:2.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 sp2 | Vulnerable | ABB |
| cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_operations:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | ABB |
| cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_operations:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 | Vulnerable | ABB |
| cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_operations:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2 | Vulnerable | ABB |
| cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_operations:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3 | Vulnerable | ABB |
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_historian:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·ABB
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_historian:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·ABB
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_operations:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·ABB
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_operations:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·ABB
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_operations:2.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 sp1 Vulnerable ·ABB
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_operations:2.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 sp2 Vulnerable ·ABB
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_operations:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·ABB
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_operations:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·ABB
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_operations:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·ABB
- cpe:2.3:a:abb:symphony_\+_operations:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3 Vulnerable ·ABB
Remediation
- Fix · CNA ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus Operations (ABB) Fixed in 3.3 Service Pack 1, 2.1 SP2 Rollup 2, 2.2
- Fix · CNA ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus Historian (ABB) Fixed in 3.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus Historian, ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus Operations 2.1 SP2 Rollup 2, 2.2 and 2 more versions
8 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 6 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-15146 Denial of Service attack on Symphony PlusPriority MEDIUM 46
- TI-2020-15142 Weak Authentication in Symphony PlusPriority MEDIUM 44
- TI-2020-15141 Improper Authorization in Symphony PlusPriority MEDIUM 44
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-24676
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fwv4-f9xf-wp89
References
More ABB Symphony + Historian vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-15146 Denial of Service attack on Symphony Plus CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-15150 Authentication Bypass in Symphony Plus CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-15142 Weak Authentication in Symphony Plus CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-15141 Improper Authorization in Symphony Plus CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-15140 SQL Injection in Symphony Plus CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-15145 Potential Privilege Escalation in Symphony Plus CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-24676 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-24676 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fwv4-f9xf-wp89 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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