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CVE-2020-8489

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—

Insufficient protection of the inter-process communication functions in ABB System 800xA Information Management (all published versions) enables an attacker authenticated on the local system to inject data, affecting the runtime values to be stored in the archive, or making Information Management history services unavailable.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

ABB — 800xa Information Management

CWEs

References

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