CWE
269 1391
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2023-0635: Privilege escalation to root

First published: Mon Jun 05 2023(Updated: )

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in ABB Ltd. ASPECT®-Enterprise on ASPECT®-Enterprise, Linux (2CQG103201S3021, 2CQG103202S3021, 2CQG103203S3021, 2CQG103204S3021 modules), ABB Ltd. NEXUS Series on NEXUS Series, Linux (2CQG100102R2021, 2CQG100104R2021, 2CQG100105R2021, 2CQG100106R2021, 2CQG100110R2021, 2CQG100112R2021, 2CQG100103R2021, 2CQG100107R2021, 2CQG100108R2021, 2CQG100109R2021, 2CQG100111R2021, 2CQG100113R2021 modules), ABB Ltd. MATRIX Series on MATRIX Series, Linux (2CQG100102R1021, 2CQG100103R1021, 2CQG100104R1021, 2CQG100105R1021, 2CQG100106R1021 modules) allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects ASPECT®-Enterprise: from 3.0;0 before 3.07.01; NEXUS Series: from 3.0;0 before 3.07.01; MATRIX Series: from 3.0;0 before 3.07.01.

Credit: cybersecurity@ch.abb.com cybersecurity@ch.abb.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
ABB ASPECT>=3.0.0<3.07.01
ABB ASPECT
ABB ASPECT>=3.0.0<3.07.01
ABB ASPECT
ABB ASPECT>=3.0.0<3.07.01
ABB ASPECT
ABB ASPECT>=3.0.0<3.07.01
ABB ASPECT
ABB Nexus-2128-F>=3.0.0<3.07.01
Abb Nexus-2128 Firmware
Abb Nexus-2128-a Firmware>=3.0.0<3.07.01
Abb Nexus-2128-a
Abb Nexus-2128-g>=3.0.0<3.07.01
Abb Nexus-2128-g Firmware
ABB Nexus-2128-F>=3.0.0<3.07.01
Abb Nexus-2128-f Firmware
Abb Nexus-3-2128>=3.0.0<3.07.01
Abb Nexus-3-2128 Firmware
Abb Nexus-3-264>=3.0.0<3.07.01
Abb Nexus-3-264 Firmware
ABB Nexus-264-F>=3.0.0<3.07.01
Abb Nexus-264 Firmware
Abb Nexus-264 Firmware>=3.0.0<3.07.01
Abb Nexus-264-a Firmware
Abb Nexus-264 Firmware>=3.0.0<3.07.01
Abb Nexus-264-g Firmware
Abb Nexus-264 Firmware>=3.0.0<3.07.01
Abb Nexus-264-f Firmware
Abb Matrix-216>=3.0.0<3.07.01
Abb Matrix-216 Firmware
Abb Matrix-232>=3.0.0<3.07.01
Abb Matrix-232
ABB Matrix-296>=3.0.0<3.07.01
ABB MATRIX-296 Firmware
ABB Matrix-264>=3.0.0<3.07.01
Abb Matrix-264 Firmware
Abb Matrix-11>=3.0.0<3.07.01
Abb Matrix-11 Firmware
All of
ABB ASPECT
ABB ASPECT>=3.0.0<3.07.01
All of
ABB ASPECT
ABB ASPECT>=3.0.0<3.07.01
All of
ABB ASPECT
ABB ASPECT>=3.0.0<3.07.01
All of
ABB ASPECT
ABB ASPECT>=3.0.0<3.07.01
All of
Abb Nexus-2128 Firmware
ABB Nexus-2128-F>=3.0.0<3.07.01
All of
Abb Nexus-2128-a
Abb Nexus-2128-a Firmware>=3.0.0<3.07.01
All of
Abb Nexus-2128-g Firmware
Abb Nexus-2128-g>=3.0.0<3.07.01
All of
Abb Nexus-2128-f Firmware
ABB Nexus-2128-F>=3.0.0<3.07.01
All of
Abb Nexus-3-2128 Firmware
Abb Nexus-3-2128>=3.0.0<3.07.01
All of
Abb Nexus-3-264 Firmware
Abb Nexus-3-264>=3.0.0<3.07.01
All of
Abb Nexus-264 Firmware
ABB Nexus-264-F>=3.0.0<3.07.01
All of
Abb Nexus-264-a Firmware
Abb Nexus-264 Firmware>=3.0.0<3.07.01
All of
Abb Nexus-264 Firmware>=3.0.0<3.07.01
Abb Nexus-264-g Firmware
All of
Abb Nexus-264 Firmware>=3.0.0<3.07.01
Abb Nexus-264-f Firmware
All of
Abb Matrix-216>=3.0.0<3.07.01
Abb Matrix-216 Firmware
All of
Abb Matrix-232>=3.0.0<3.07.01
Abb Matrix-232
All of
ABB Matrix-296>=3.0.0<3.07.01
ABB MATRIX-296 Firmware
All of
ABB Matrix-264>=3.0.0<3.07.01
Abb Matrix-264 Firmware
All of
Abb Matrix-11>=3.0.0<3.07.01
Abb Matrix-11 Firmware

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2023-0635?

    CVE-2023-0635 is an Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in ABB Ltd. ASPECT®-Enterprise on ASPECT®-Enterprise, Linux and ABB Ltd. NEXUS Series on NEXUS Series, Linux.

  • How severe is CVE-2023-0635?

    CVE-2023-0635 has a severity rating of critical with a CVSS score of 9.8.

  • Which software versions are affected by CVE-2023-0635?

    CVE-2023-0635 affects ABB Ltd. ASPECT®-Enterprise on ASPECT®-Enterprise, Linux versions 3.0.0 to 3.07.01 and ABB Ltd. NEXUS Series on NEXUS Series, Linux versions 3.0.0 to 3.07.01.

  • How do I fix CVE-2023-0635?

    To fix CVE-2023-0635, update ABB Ltd. ASPECT®-Enterprise on ASPECT®-Enterprise, Linux to version 3.07.01 or later, and update ABB Ltd. NEXUS Series on NEXUS Series, Linux to version 3.07.01 or later.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-0635?

    You can find more information about CVE-2023-0635 in the [ABB Security Advisory document](https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=2CKA000073B5403&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch).

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