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CVE-2024-6298

remote code execution

ABB / ASPECT-Enterprise · affected before 3.08.01

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Severity
CVSS 9.4 · Critical
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
19.0%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2024-6298 is an unauthenticated remote code execution affecting ABB ASPECT-Enterprise and 2 other products. Unauthorized file access in WEB Server in ABB ASPECT - Enterprise v3.08.01; NEXUS Series v3.08.01 ;...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high.

Who is affected?

ABB / ASPECT-Enterprise affected before 3.08.01.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

remote code execution

Unauthorized file access in WEB Server in ABB ASPECT - Enterprise v3.08.01; NEXUS Series

v3.08.01

; MATRIX Series

v3.08.01 allows Attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely

Vendor Product Affected Status
abb aspect-ent-2_firmware Before 3.08.01 Affected
abb aspect-ent-96_firmware Before 3.08.01 Affected
abb nexus-2128-a_firmware Before 3.08.01 Affected
abb nexus-2128-f_firmware Before 3.08.01 Affected
abb nexus-2128_firmware Before 3.08.01 Affected
abb nexus-2128-g_firmware Before 3.08.01 Affected
abb nexus-264-a_firmware Before 3.08.01 Affected
abb nexus-264-f_firmware Before 3.08.01 Affected
abb nexus-264_firmware Before 3.08.01 Affected
abb nexus-264-g_firmware Before 3.08.01 Affected
abb nexus-3-2128_firmware Before 3.08.01 Affected
abb nexus-3-264_firmware Before 3.08.01 Affected
abb matrix-11_firmware Before 3.08.01 Affected
abb matrix-216_firmware Before 3.08.01 Affected
abb matrix-232_firmware Before 3.08.01 Affected
abb matrix-264_firmware Before 3.08.01 Affected
abb aspect-ent-12_firmware Before 3.08.01 Affected
abb aspect-ent-256_firmware Before 3.08.01 Affected
abb matrix-296_firmware Before 3.08.01 Affected
ABB ASPECT-Enterprise Through 3.08.01 Affected
ABB NEXUS Series Through 3.08.01 Affected
ABB MATRIX Series Through 3.08.01 Affected
Published
05 Jul 2024
Exploitation Reported
05 Jul 2024
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.

Exploited in the wild

The Shadowserver

Recorded 05 Jul 2024

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
The Shadowserver First 2024-07-05 11:06 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
0
User-Agents
0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

No KEV Intelligence virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v4.0

9.4 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:Y/R:I/V:C/RE:H/U:Red

EPSS

19.0%

Weaknesses

Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input CWE-1287

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v4.0 9.4 Critical

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:Y/R:I/V:C/RE:H/U:Red

CVSS v3.1 10.0 Critical

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

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  2. Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  3. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2024-6298

Free JSON includes basic KEV fields 
{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2024-6298",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 9.4,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.1901,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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