CVE-2019-18996: ABB PB610 HMIStudio accepts malicious DLL file in an application

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-12-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-424

Description

Path settings in HMIStudio component of ABB PB610 Panel Builder 600 versions 2.8.0.424 and earlier accept DLLs outside of the program directory, potentially allowing an attacker with access to the local file system the execution of code in the application’s context.

Affected products

ABB PB610 Panel Builder 600: through 2.8.0.424

References

http://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=3ADR010466&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
http://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=3ADR010466&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch

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