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CVE-2024-51544 ABB CVE debrief

Service Control vulnerabilities in ABB ASPECT allow unauthorized access to service restart requests and VM configuration settings. Affected versions are 3.08.02 and earlier across multiple product lines including ASPECT®-Enterprise, NEXUS Series, and MATRIX Series. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.2 (HIGH severity). Vendor fixes are available in version 3.08.03 and later.

Vendor
ABB
Product
ASPECT®-Enterprise
CVSS
HIGH 8.2
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2024-07-03
Original CVE updated
2024-12-05
Advisory published
2024-07-03
Advisory updated
2024-12-05

Who should care

Organizations operating ABB ASPECT building automation and energy management systems, particularly in critical infrastructure environments. Security teams responsible for industrial control systems (ICS/OT) and facility management systems should prioritize patching. System integrators and managed service providers supporting ABB ASPECT deployments should assess client exposure and coordinate upgrades.

Technical summary

CVE-2024-51544 affects ABB ASPECT products including ASPECT®-Enterprise (ASP-ENT-x), NEXUS Series (NEX-2x, NEXUS-3-x), and MATRIX Series (MAT-x) running version 3.08.02 or earlier. The Service Control vulnerabilities enable unauthorized access to service restart requests and virtual machine configuration settings. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H with a base score of 8.2 (HIGH). The attack vector is network-based with low attack complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction needed. The vulnerability impacts availability significantly (HIGH) and integrity moderately (LOW), with no direct confidentiality impact. Vendor fixes are available in version 3.08.03 and later. The advisory was initially published on 2024-07-03 and most recently modified on 2024-12-05 for acknowledgment name correction.

Defensive priority

HIGH

Recommended defensive actions

  • Upgrade affected ABB ASPECT products to version 3.08.03 or later to remediate Service Control vulnerabilities
  • Review and restrict network access to ASPECT systems per CISA ICS recommended practices
  • Monitor for unauthorized service restart requests or VM configuration changes on affected systems
  • Apply defense-in-depth strategies for industrial control systems as recommended by CISA

Evidence notes

CVE published 2024-07-03; advisory modified 2024-12-05 to correct acknowledgment name. Remediation available since version 3.08.03 per vendor advisory.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2024-51544 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-51544

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2024-51544 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-51544

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2025/icsa-25-007-01.json

    cisa_csaf

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-007-01

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-10-301-01

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://us-cert.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS-CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf

    Reference

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.