Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in 800xA for MOD 300 - CVE-2020-8485
Published: April 27, 2020 / Updated: June 3, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27353
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8485
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ABB
Affected software:
800xA for MOD 300
800xA for MOD 300
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to weak Kernel object permissions. A local user can cause denial of service (DoS) conditions by corrupting memory locations and gain elevated privileges depending on how those memory locations were used.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-8485
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.