CVE-2024-48850 Authenticated Absolute Path Traversal
Authenticated attackers can exploit absolute path traversal in ABB ASPECT Enterprise to access and modify unintended resources.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-48850?
CVE-2024-48850 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in ABB ASPECT-Enterprise, published on 22 May 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Absolute File Traversal vulnerabilities in ASPECT allows access and modification of unintended resources. This issue affects ASPECT-Enterprise: through 3.08.03; NEXUS Series: through 3.08.03; MATRIX Series: through 3.08.03.
Weakness: CWE-36
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-48850?
How do I fix CVE-2024-48850?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-48850 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-48850 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-48850 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vvcp-wcvc-hv6h.