CVE-2024-48844: CVE-2024-48844: Denial of Service vulnerabilities where found providing a potiential for device service di…
abb · aspect-ent-2 firmware · NVD published 2024-12-05 · posted 2025-04-15 · last modified 2026-06-17
What it is
Denial of Service vulnerabilities where found providing a potiential for device service disruptions. Affected products: ABB ASPECT - Enterprise v3.08.02; NEXUS Series v3.08.02; MATRIX Series v3.08.02
| Weakness | CWE-770 |
|---|---|
| CVSS vector | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/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:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X (source: [email protected]) |
| ATT&CK tactics | Impact |
Exploitation evidence
First exploit evidence seen: 2025-04-15 (earliest date across the sources below).
Exploited in the wild
No source on this site lists in-the-wild exploitation yet (CISA KEV, VulnCheck KEV).
Public exploit code
Exploit-DB
- EDB-52218: ABB Cylon Aspect 3.08.02 (escDevicesUpdate.php) - Denial of Service (DOS) (2025-04-15)
Sources: Exploit-DB (OffSec).
Defend the Chain
The attack chain for CVE-2024-48844 laid across the MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise tactics. Solid cards come from the MITRE CTID KEV mappings; dashed cards are inferred by CVERadar from the CWE or description. Correct defences are real ATT&CK mitigations for that technique.
Pick a red technique card on the board, then choose the defence that stops it.
Defend against T1499 Endpoint Denial of Service Inferred
Inferred from description keywords
How to fix it
Fixed versions
- abb aspect-ent-2 firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb aspect-ent-256 firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb aspect-ent-96 firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb nexus-2128 firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb nexus-2128-a firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb nexus-2128-f firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb nexus-2128-g firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb nexus-264 firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb nexus-264-a firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb nexus-264-g firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb nexus-3-2128 firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb aspect-ent-12 firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb nexus-264-f firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb nexus-3-264 firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb matrix-11 firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb matrix-216 firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb matrix-232 firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb matrix-264 firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb matrix-296 firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
Derived from the NVD CPE configuration (versionEndExcluding / versionEndIncluding). Always confirm with the vendor advisory.
Vendor advisories and patches
- https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK108469A7497&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch (Vendor Advisory)
MITRE ATT&CK mitigations for this chain
- M1037 Filter Network Traffic (for T1499) : Leverage services provided by Content Delivery Networks (CDN) or providers specializing in DoS mitigations to filter traffic upstream from services. Filter boundary traffic by blocking source addresses sourcing the attack, blocking ports that are being targeted, or blocking protocols being used for transport. To defend
Detection Generic guidance
- Impact: Monitor service availability, unexpected encryption activity and mass file changes.
Response checklist Generic guidance
- Inventory: find every instance of the affected product and version (include internet-facing and forgotten ones).
- Patch or mitigate per the vendor advisory; if you cannot patch, remove internet exposure or apply the vendor workaround.
- Assume compromise if the system was exposed before patching: hunt for the indicators in the advisory and review logs back to the disclosure date.
- Rotate credentials and secrets stored on or used by the affected system if compromise cannot be ruled out.