ABB FLXEON up to 9.3.5 improper validation of specified type of input

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ABB FLXEON up to 9.3.5. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes improper validation of specified type of input. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-48851. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ABB FLXEON up to 9.3.5 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper validation of specified type of input vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-1287. The product receives input that is expected to be of a certain type, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input is actually of the expected type. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input vulnerability in ABB FLXEON.A remote code execution is possible due to an improper input validation. This issue affects FLXEON: through 9.3.5.

The weakness was published by Gjoko Krstikj. The advisory is shared at search.abb.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-48851 since 10/08/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/18/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper validation of specified type of input
CWE: CWE-1287 / CWE-20
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

10/08/2024 CVE reserved
09/18/2025 +345 days Advisory disclosed
09/18/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/18/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: search.abb.com
Researcher: Gjoko Krstikj
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-48851 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-48851
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-324805

Entryinfo

Created: 09/18/2025 15:10
Changes: 09/18/2025 15:10 (74)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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