CVE-2020-8475 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Central Licensing Server (CLS) component across numerous ABB products, including ABB Ability System 800xA, Compact HMI, and Symphony Plus. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit a weakness in input validation by sending specially crafted messages to the CLS web service, leading to a disruption of license handling. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:abb:800xa_system:5.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:abb:800xa_system:5.1:feature_pack_4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:abb:800xa_system:5.1:feature_pack_4_revision_d:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:abb:800xa_system:5.1:revision_a:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:abb:800xa_system:5.1:revision_b:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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