CVE-2024-48853 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2024-48853

Authenticated Escalation to guest to root

Vulnerability Description

An escalation of privilege vulnerability in ASPECT could provide an attacker root access to a server when logged in as a "non" root ASPECT user. This issue affects ASPECT-Enterprise: through 3.08.03; NEXUS Series: through 3.08.03; MATRIX Series: through 3.08.03.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • ABB likes to thank Gjoko Krstikj, Zero Science Lab, for reporting the vulnerabilities in responsible disclosure

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

ASPECT-Enterprise, NEXUS Series, MATRIX Series
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: May 22nd, 2025
Last Modified: May 22nd, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-286

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.