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CVE-2023-0635

Privilege escalation to root

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

*Credits: ABB would like to thank Prism Infosec for identifying this vulnerability in its products and for dealing with it in a professional manner.
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-02-02 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-06-05 CVE Published
  • 2024-09-19 CVE Updated
  • 2024-11-15 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
  • CWE-1391: Use of Weak Credentials
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-233: Privilege Escalation
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Aspect-ent-2 Firmware
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>= 3.0.0 < 3.07.01
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Aspect-ent-12 Firmware
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>= 3.0.0 < 3.07.01
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Aspect-ent-256 Firmware
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Aspect-ent-96 Firmware
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Nexus-2128 Firmware
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Nexus-2128-a Firmware
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Nexus-2128-g Firmware
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Nexus-2128-f Firmware
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Nexus-3-2128 Firmware
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Nexus-3-264 Firmware
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Nexus-264 Firmware
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Nexus-264-a Firmware
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Nexus-264-g Firmware
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Nexus-264-f Firmware
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Matrix-216 Firmware
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Matrix-232 Firmware
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Matrix-232
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Matrix-296 Firmware
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Matrix-296
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Matrix-264 Firmware
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Matrix-264
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Matrix-11 Firmware
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