Stack-based Buffer OverflowWeakness · CWE-121

CVE-2025-6073

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-07-03
Mitigation only
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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
Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in ABB RMC-100, ABB RMC-100 LITE. When the REST interface is enabled by the user, and an attacker gains access to the control network, and user/password broker authentication is enabled, and CVE-2025-6074 is exploited, the attacker can overflow the buffer for username or password. This issue affects RMC-100: from 2105457-043 through 2105457-045; RMC-100 LITE: from 2106229-015 through 2106229-016.

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.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in ABB RMC-100 and RMC-100 LITE devices allows remote code execution via overflow of the username or password buffers in the REST interface's authentication handling, but only after exploiting CVE-2025-6074 and with user/password broker authentication enabled.

MitigationApply vendor patches when available, or implement compensating controls such as network segmentation, disabling the REST interface if unnecessary, and restricting access to the control network.

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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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

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  1. Identify device model
    Check the device label, web interface, or SNMP/sysinfo for the exact model number (ABB RMC-100 or RMC-100 LITE)
    Affected if Device is not an ABB RMC-100 or RMC-100 LITE - not affected
  2. Confirm REST interface is enabled
    Access the device web UI or check configuration files/API for REST interface status. Look for REST, API, or HTTP-based management settings.
    Affected if REST interface is disabled - not affected by this vulnerability
  3. Verify user/password broker authentication is enabled
    In the REST interface configuration, locate the authentication settings. Check if broker-based authentication using username and password is actively configured/enabled.
    Affected if User/password broker authentication is disabled or not configured - not affected
  4. Determine if CVE-2025-6074 prerequisite exists
    Check for indicators that CVE-2025-6074 (the prerequisite vulnerability for this attack chain) may have been exploited, or review system logs for suspicious authentication patterns that suggest prior exploitation.
    Affected if CVE-2025-6074 has not been exploited - the attack chain cannot progress to this CVE

Device is affected only if it is an ABB RMC-100 or RMC-100 LITE with the REST interface enabled, user/password broker authentication configured, and the attacker has already exploited CVE-2025-6074 as a prerequisite step in the attack chain.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor patches when available, or implement compensating controls such as network segmentation, disabling the REST interface if unnecessary, and restricting access to the control network.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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