CVE-2024-12430 Command injection in AC500 V3
An authenticated attacker can inject arbitrary commands into a crafted file, leading to root-level code execution on ABB AC500 V3 devices.
- 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-2024-12430?
CVE-2024-12430 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in ABB AC500 V3, published on 7 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could cause enable command execution. A vulnerability exists in the AC500 V3 version mentioned. After successfully exploiting CVE-2024-12429 (directory traversal), a successfully authenticated attacker can inject arbitrary commands into a specifically crafted file, which then will be executed by root user. All AC500 V3 products (PM5xxx) with firmware version earlier than 3.8.0 are affected by this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-280
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12430?
How do I fix CVE-2024-12430?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12430 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2024-12430 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12430 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-97m6-7wj3-g2cm.