CVE-2020-24672

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A vulnerability in Base Software for SoftControl allows an attacker to insert and run arbitrary code in a computer running the affected product. This issue affects: .

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-345 CWE-862 CWE-20

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
ABB	Base Software for SoftControl	>= 6.1, <= 6.1

References

https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=2PAA122974&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=LaunchMitigation, Vendor Advisory
https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=2PAA122974&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=LaunchMitigation, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 8, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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