CVE-2020-8484

ABB System 800xA Inter process communication vulnerability - 800xA for DCI

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Published Apr 29, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Insufficient protection of the inter-process communication functions in ABB System 800xA for DCI (all published versions) enables an attacker authenticated on the local system to inject data, allowing reads and writes to the controllers or cause windows processes to crash.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

ABB

800xA for DCI

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`all versions`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:abb:800xa:*:*:*:*:*:*:dci:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-29350	Insufficient protection of the inter-process communication functions in ABB System 800xA for DCI (all published versions) enables an attacker authenticated on the local system to inject data, allowing reads and writes to the controllers or cause windows processes to crash.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.340% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=2PAA121236&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch

History

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Subscriptions

Abb 800xa

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 10:03 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ABB
Published: Apr 29, 2020, 1:58 AM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 10:03 AM
Reserved: Jan 30, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:26 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 29, 2020, 2:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:26 AM

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