CVE-2024-48851 Remote Code Execution
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on ABB FLXEON systems due to improper input validation, posing a critical risk to industrial operations.
- 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-2024-48851?
CVE-2024-48851 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in ABB FLXEON, published on 18 Sep 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input vulnerability in ABB FLXEON.A remote code execution is possible due to an improper input validation.
This issue affects FLXEON: through 9.3.5.
Weakness: CWE-1287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-48851?
How do I fix CVE-2024-48851?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-48851 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2024-48851 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-48851 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-chxc-9v7p-7xgg.