CVE-2023-2685 json
Unquoted Service Path in ABB AO-OPC
published 2023-07-28 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-34149
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 6%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability was found in AO-OPC server versions mentioned above. As the directory information for the service entry is not enclosed in quotation marks, potential attackers could possibly call up another application than the AO-OPC server by starting the service. The service might be started with system user privileges which could cause a shift in user access privileges.
It is unlikely to exploit the vulnerability in well maintained Windows installations since the attacker would need write access to system folders.
An update is available that resolves the vulnerability found during an internal review in the product AO-OPC = 3.2.1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- ABB AO-OPC
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-428 Unquoted Search Path or Element
References
-
search.abb.com
/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK108468A4093&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
mitigation, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-2685
- NVD CVE-2023-2685
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.