What is CVE-2023-6179?

CVE-2023-6179 is a high-severity vulnerability in Honeywell Prowatch, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-11-17.

How severe is CVE-2023-6179?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Honeywell Prowatch

CVE-2023-6179

Honeywell ProWatch, 4.5, including all Service Pack versions, contain a Vulnerability in Application Server's executable folder(s). A(n) attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to a standard user to have arbitrary system code execution. Honeywell recommends updating to the most recent version of this product, service or offering (Pro-watch 6.0.2, 6.0, 5.5.2,5.0.5).

Published 2023-11-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (8.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 8.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Honeywell Prowatch — versions 4.5, 6.0.2, 6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

buildings.honeywell.com/us/en/brands/our-brands/security/support-and-resources/… (Product)
www.honeywell.com/us/en/product-security (Not Applicable)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-6179?: CVE-2023-6179 is a high-severity vulnerability in Honeywell Prowatch, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-11-17.
How severe is CVE-2023-6179?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.