CVE-2023-2685

Unquoted Service Path in ABB AO-OPC

MEDIUM
6.3
CVSS Score
Published: July 28, 2023 at 11:31 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:53 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAO-OPC

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Severity
MEDIUM6.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability was found in AO-OPC server versions mentioned above. As the directory information for the service entry is not enclosed in quotation marks, potential attackers could possibly call up another application than the AO-OPC server by starting the service. The service might be started with system user privileges which could cause a shift in user access privileges. It is unlikely to exploit the vulnerability in well maintained Windows installations since the attacker would need write access to system folders. An update is available that resolves the vulnerability found during an internal review in the product AO-OPC = 3.2.1

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

1.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 3.2.11.0:0 ≤ v ≤ 3.2.11.0:0

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-428

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