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Ac700f FirmwareOperating system · Abb

CVE-2023-0425

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-08-07
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 9.2.0 or later.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
ABB is aware of vulnerabilities in the product versions listed below. An update is available that resolves the reported vulnerabilities in the product versions under maintenance. An attacker who successfully exploited one or more of these vulnerabilities could cause the product to stop or make the product inaccessible.  Numeric Range Comparison Without Minimum Check vulnerability in ABB Freelance controllers AC 700F (Controller modules), ABB Freelance controllers AC 900F (controller modules).This issue affects: Freelance controllers AC 700F:  from 9.0;0 through V9.2 SP2, through Freelance 2013, through Freelance 2013SP1, through Freelance 2016, through Freelance 2016SP1, through Freelance 2019, through Freelance 2019 SP1, through Freelance 2019 SP1 FP1;  Freelance controllers AC 900F:  Freelance 2013, through Freelance 2013SP1, through Freelance 2016, through Freelance 2016SP1, through Freelance 2019, through Freelance 2019 SP1, through Freelance 2019 SP1 FP1.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Ac700f FirmwareOperating system
Affected:>= 9.0.0, < 9.2.0= 9.2.0
Freelance 2013Operating system
Affected:all versions
Freelance 2016Operating system
Affected:all versions
Freelance 2019Operating system
Affected:all versions

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 9.2.0 or later
Fixed in 9.2.0
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Recommended fix High confidence

ABB Freelance AC 700F firmware >= 9.2 SP2; ABB Freelance 2013/2016/2019 with available vendor patch (refer to ABB Document 7PAA007517)

  1. 1. Identify the current firmware version on the ABB AC 700F controller by accessing the controller's web interface or using ABB Engineering Toolbox software.
  2. 2. For AC 700F controllers: Upgrade firmware to version 9.2 SP2 or later, which contains the security fix for the Numeric Range Comparison Without Minimum Check vulnerability.
  3. 3. For Freelance 2013/2016/2019 systems: Apply the available ABB software update patch referenced in ABB document 7PAA007517 to resolve the vulnerability.
  4. 4. After applying the update, verify the controller firmware version matches the patched release.
  5. 5. Test critical control logic to ensure normal operation after the update.
  6. 6. Document the update for compliance and audit purposes.
Caveat Review ABB release notes for Freelance 2019 SP1 FP1 or subsequent releases to check for any compatibility considerations with existing control applications before upgrading.

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