CVE-2020-24676 Insecure Windows Services in Symphony Plus
An authenticated unprivileged user can execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges via insecure Windows services in ABB Symphony Plus.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-24676?
CVE-2020-24676 is a high-severity vulnerability in ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus Historian, published on 22 Dec 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Symphony Plus Operations and Symphony Plus Historian, some services can be vulnerable to privilege escalation attacks. An unprivileged (but authenticated) user could execute arbitrary code and result in privilege escalation, depending on the user that the service runs as.
Weakness: CWE-274
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24676?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Abb Symphony \+ Historian, Abb Symphony \+ Operations.
How do I fix CVE-2020-24676?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24676 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-24676 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24676 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus Historian
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fwv4-f9xf-wp89.