CVE-2024-48853 Authenticated Escalation to guest to root
Authenticated attackers can escalate privileges from guest to root on ABB ASPECT Enterprise servers, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-48853?
CVE-2024-48853 is a critical vulnerability in ABB ASPECT-Enterprise, published on 22 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An escalation of privilege vulnerability in ASPECT could provide an attacker root access to a server when logged in as a "non" root ASPECT user. This issue affects ASPECT-Enterprise: through 3.08.03; NEXUS Series: through 3.08.03; MATRIX Series: through 3.08.03.
Weakness: CWE-286
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-48853?
How do I fix CVE-2024-48853?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-48853 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-48853 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-48853 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c9x9-qgxx-cj62.