CVE-2024-6298
Abb Aspect-Ent-12 Firmware ≤ 3.08.01
Raw vector
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:Y/R:I/V:C/RE:H/U:RedSummary
CVE-2024-6298 is a critical-severity Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input (CWE-1287) vulnerability in Abb Aspect-Ent-12 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.4 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked in the top 3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2024-6298 is an unauthorized file access vulnerability in the web server component of ABB ASPECT Enterprise, NEXUS Series, and MATRIX Series version 3.08.01. The flaw, tracked under CWE-1287, permits remote arbitrary code execution and carries a CVSS 4.0 score of 9.4 reflecting critical impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
An attacker with adjacent-network access and no credentials or user interaction can exploit the issue to read arbitrary files and execute code on the affected system. The attack requires only network adjacency and succeeds against unpatched installations of the listed ABB building-automation products.
ABB has published security advisories (document 9AKK108469A7497) that direct customers to updated firmware or configuration guidance; the references are available from the ABB library links provided in the CVE record.
EPSS for the CVE rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.3497 (current value 0.2594), indicating measurable post-disclosure exploitation interest that warrants renewed monitoring.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-47993
Vulnerability Data
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
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
SI-10 directly requires validation of information inputs, which structurally prevents type-validation failures from being introduced or exploitable.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices directly require proper input type validation during development.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing can detect type-validation flaws but does not prevent them during development.
Secure development lifecycle mandates input validation and type checking to prevent improper type handling.
Application security requirements explicitly include validation of input data types and formats.
Secure architecture principles promote defensive input handling and type enforcement at system boundaries.
Secure coding standards directly require proper type validation of all external inputs.