CVE-2021-22278 Certificate verification vulnerability in Update Manager of PCM600 Engineering Tool
Attackers can bypass certificate validation in the Update Manager to install malicious software on systems running PCM600.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-22278?
CVE-2021-22278 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ABB PCM600, published on 28 Oct 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A certificate validation vulnerability in PCM600 Update Manager allows attacker to get unwanted software packages to be installed on computer which has PCM600 installed.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-22278?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Abb Update Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2021-22278?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-22278 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-22278 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22278 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m4rm-456c-72hq.