Link following in ABB products - CVE-2022-26057

 

Link following in ABB products - CVE-2022-26057

Published: July 18, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU65382
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26057
CWE-ID: CWE-59
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: ABB
Affected software:
Mint WorkBench
Automation Builder
Drive Compose entry

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to the link following issue in the Mint WorkBench . A local administrator can create a symbolic link to overwrite a file and escalate privileges on the target system.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-26057

Install updates from vendor's website.

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