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ABB AC500 V3 Command Execution Vulnerability via Directory Traversal

Vulnerability

A command execution vulnerability has been identified in ABB AC500 V3 products (PM5xxx) with firmware versions prior to 3.8.0. This vulnerability arises from a directory traversal issue (CVE-2024-12429), which allows a successfully authenticated attacker to inject arbitrary commands into a specially crafted file. The injected commands are then executed by the root user.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized command execution with root privileges.

Added: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM
Updated: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
5.7
impact
7.5
exploitability
4.9
remediation
0.0
relevance
0.0
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
1.7

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