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CVE-2024-48842 (GCVE-0-2024-48842)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-17 14:48 – Updated: 2025-09-17 15:05
VLAI
Title
Hardcoded passwords
Summary
Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in ABB FLXEON.This issue affects FLXEON: through 9.3.5 and newer versions
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-09-17 15:05 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-798 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
ABB FLXEON Affected: 0 , ≤ 9.3.5 (custom)
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Date Public
2025-09-17 00:31
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