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Vulnerability record · CVE-2023-0635 · published 5 June 2023

CVE-2023-0635: Abb aspect-ent-2 firmware vulnerability

Abb · Aspect Ent 2 Firmware

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in ABB Ltd. ASPECT®-Enterprise on ASPECT®-Enterprise, Linux (2CQG103201S3021, 2CQG103202S3021, 2CQG103203S3021, 2CQG103204S3021 modules), ABB Ltd. NEXUS Series on NEXUS Series, Linux (2CQG100102R2021, 2CQG100104R2021, 2CQG100105R2021, 2CQG100106R2021, 2CQG100110R2021, 2CQG100112R2021, 2CQG100103R2021, 2CQG100107R2021, 2CQG100108R2021, 2CQG100109R2021, 2CQG100111R2021, 2CQG100113R2021 modules), ABB Ltd. MATRIX Series on MATRIX Series, Linux (2CQG100102R1021, 2CQG100103R1021, 2CQG100104R1021, 2CQG100105R1021, 2CQG100106R1021 modules) allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects ASPECT®-Enterprise: from 3.0;0 before 3.07.01; NEXUS Series: from 3.0;0 before 3.07.01; MATRIX Series: from 3.0;0 before 3.07.01.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 0.37% · top 71.3% CWE-1391 · CWE-1391
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.37%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
19Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in ABB Ltd. ASPECT®-Enterprise on ASPECT®-Enterprise, Linux (2CQG103201S3021, 2CQG103202S3021, 2CQG103203S3021, 2CQG103204S3021 modules), ABB Ltd. NEXUS Series on NEXUS Series, Linux (2CQG100102R2021, 2CQG100104R2021, 2CQG100105R2021, 2CQG100106R2021, 2CQG100110R2021, 2CQG100112R2021, 2CQG100103R2021, 2CQG100107R2021, 2CQG100108R2021, 2CQG100109R2021, 2CQG100111R2021, 2CQG100113R2021 modules), ABB Ltd. MATRIX Series on MATRIX Series, Linux (2CQG100102R1021, 2CQG100103R1021, 2CQG100104R1021, 2CQG100105R1021, 2CQG100106R1021 modules) allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects ASPECT®-Enterprise: from 3.0;0 before 3.07.01; NEXUS Series: from 3.0;0 before 3.07.01; MATRIX Series: from 3.0;0 before 3.07.01.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

19 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=2CKA000073B5403&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch Vendor Advisory
https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=2CKA000073B5403&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2023-0635), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.