CVE-2026-15953

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in ABB Protection and control IED manager (PCM600). This issue affects Protection and control IED manager (PCM600): through 2.14.

CVSS v3 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.3 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=2NGA003179&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=pdf&Action=Launch

Configurations

No configuration.

History

28 Sep 2026, 14:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-09-28 14:17

Updated : 2026-09-28 17:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-15953

Mitre link : CVE-2026-15953

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-15953

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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