Controller design flaw - unsigned firmware
Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-345Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- 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-345.
Summary
Controller may be loaded with malicious firmware which could enable remote code execution. See Honeywell Security Notification for recommendations on upgrading and versioning.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0052 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honeywell | C300 | 501.1 – 501.6HF8; 510.1 – 510.2HF12; 511.1 – 511.5TCU3; 520.1 – 520.1TCU4; 520.2 – 520.2TCU2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Honeywell | C300 | 510.1 – 511.5TCU3; 520.1 – 520.1TCU4; 520.2 – 520.2TCU2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-25178
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mp3g-56j6-cwx7
References
More Honeywell C300 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-16001 Honeywell Experion PKS and ACE Controllers Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2023-10101 Controller stack overflow when decoding messages from the server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-15999 Honeywell Experion PKS and ACE Controllers Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-11042 Controller stack overflow on decoding messages from the server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-16003 Honeywell Experion PKS and ACE Controllers Relative Path Traversal CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-11730 Controller DOS on sending error response CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-25178 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-25178 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mp3g-56j6-cwx7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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