ABB’s 800xA Vulnerability: Services May Crash, Here’s How to Protect Your Systems

ABB’s 800xA Base has a vulnerability that could cause services to crash and restart. The CVSS v4 score is 6.9, with low attack complexity. Update to the latest version to mitigate risks.

Hot Take:

Well, it looks like ABB’s 800xA Base has decided that improvisation is not its strong suit. With a CVSS v4 score of 6.9, it’s trying to crash the party—literally. Time to patch up before your control systems start playing musical chairs!

Key Points:

  • ABB’s 800xA Base has an improper input validation vulnerability.
  • This affects versions 6.1.1-2 and prior on PC-based client/server nodes.
  • Successful exploitation can cause service crashes and restarts.
  • Mitigations include updating to newer versions and isolating control systems behind firewalls.
  • No known public exploitation has been reported yet.

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