What is CVE-2023-1897?

CVE-2023-1897 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Atlas Copco Power Focus, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 9.4/10. Published 2023-06-12.

How severe is CVE-2023-1897?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Atlas Copco Power Focus

CVE-2023-1897

Atlas Copco Power Focus 6000 web server does not sanitize the login information stored by the authenticated user’s browser, which could allow an attacker with access to the user’s computer to gain credential information of the controller.

Published 2023-06-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.4 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (25.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-159-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-1897?: CVE-2023-1897 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Atlas Copco Power Focus, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 9.4/10. Published 2023-06-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-1897?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.4 out of 10.