# CVE-2026-15952: Improper Permission Assignment in Scheduler Service

> An attacker can exploit improper permission assignments in the ABB PCM600 scheduler service to escalate privileges or modify critical resources.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 28 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xfjh-6447-rv2j

## What is CVE-2026-15952?

CVE-2026-15952 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ABB Protection and control IED manager (PCM600), published on 28 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in ABB Protection and control IED manager (PCM600).

This issue affects Protection and control IED manager (PCM600): through 2.14.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-15952?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-15952?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-15952 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-15952 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-15952 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-15952 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-15952 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ABB Protection and control IED manager (PCM600), published on 28 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-15952 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ABB Protection and control IED manager (PCM600). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-15952/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-15952/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-15952
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15952
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-15952

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-15952/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.