What is CVE-2019-18250?

CVE-2019-18250 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Abb Plant Connect, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-11-26.

How severe is CVE-2019-18250?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Abb Plant Connect

CVE-2019-18250

In all versions of ABB Power Generation Information Manager (PGIM) and Plant Connect, the affected product is vulnerable to authentication bypass, which may allow an attacker to remotely bypass authentication and extract credentials from the affected device.

EPSS: 0.017 (74.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Abb Plant_connect
Abb Power_generation_information_manager
N/a Abb Power Generation Information Manager (Pgim) And Plant Connect All Versions — versions ABB Power Generation Information Manager (PGIM) and Plant Connect All Versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (Permissions Required, US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Not Applicable)
nvd@nist.gov (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-18250?: CVE-2019-18250 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Abb Plant Connect, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-11-26.
How severe is CVE-2019-18250?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.