CVE-2020-24678 json
Potential Privilege Escalation in Symphony Plus
published 2020-12-22 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-17392
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.5%
- EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An authenticated user might execute malicious code under the user context and take control of the system. S+ Operations or S+ Historian database is affected by multiple vulnerabilities such as the possibility to allow remote authenticated users to gain high privileges.
Patch / fix
- ABB ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus Operations 2.1 SP2 Rollup 2, 2.2, 3.3 Service Pack 1
- ABB ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus Historian 3.2
Exploit prediction
1.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- ABB ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus Operations
- ABB ABB Ability™ Symphony® Plus Historian
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
-
search.abb.com
/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=2PAA123980&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
mitigation, vendor-advisory
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search.abb.com
/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=2PAA123982&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
mitigation, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-24678
- NVD CVE-2020-24678
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