CVE-2024-8036: Unauthorized Modifications of Firmware and Configuration

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-10-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-347

Description

ABB is aware of privately reported vulnerabilities in the product versions referenced in this CVE. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending a specially crafted firmware or configuration to the system node, causing the node to stop, become inaccessible, or allowing the attacker to take control of the node.

Affected products

ABB 620 Series IEC/CN: from 2.0.0 through 2.0.13; from 2.1.0 through 2.1.16
ABB ARG600/ARP600 dual SIM: from 2.x.x through 3.4.13
ABB ARG600/ARP600/ARR600/ARC600 single SIM: from 3.x.x through 3.4.13
ABB ARM600: from 4.x.x through 5.0.3
ABB COM600: 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 (+1)
ABB COM600F ANSI: 4.1, 5.0
ABB RBX615: from 1.0.0 through 2.0.0
ABB RE_630: from 1.1.0 through 1.1.0 C5; from 1.2.0 through 1.2.0 B8; from 1.3.0 through 1.3.0 B1
ABB REC601/RER601: from 1.1 through 1.2
ABB REC603/RER603: from 1.1 through 1.2
ABB REF542plus: R1.0, R1.1, R2.0, R2.5, R2.5 ATEX, R2.5 SP3 (+4)
ABB Relion Protection Relays 615 series ANSI: from 2.0.0 through 2.0.9; from 4.0.0 through 4.0.5; from 4.1.0 through 4.1.1; from 4.2.0 through 4.2.3; from 5.1.0 through 5.1.3
ABB Relion Protection Relays 615 series CN: from 2.0.0 through 2.0.9; from 3.0.0 through 3..0.7; from 3.1.0 through 3.1.10; from 4.1.0 through 4.1.9; from 5.1.0 through 5.1.4
ABB Relion Protection Relays 615 series IEC: from 2.0.0 through 2.0.9; from 3.0.0 through 3.0.10; from 4.0.0 through 4.0.8; from 4.1.9 through 4.1.10; from 5.0.0 through 5.0.17; from 5.1.0 through 5.1.24
ABB Relion Protection Relays RE_611 IEC: from 1.0.0 through 1.0.4; from 2.0.0 through 2.0.4
ABB Relion Protection Relays REC615: from 1.0.0 through 1.1.4; from 2.0.0 through 2.0.9
ABB Relion Protection Relays RED615 IEC: from 1.0.0 through 1.1.5
ABB Relion Protection Relays REF615 ANSI: from 1.0.0 through 1.1.0
ABB Relion Protection Relays REF615 IEC: from 1.0.0 through 1.2.0
ABB Relion Protection Relays REF615R ANSI: from 4.0.0 through 4.1.2
ABB Relion Protection Relays RER615: from 1.0.0 through 1.1.4; from 2.0.0 through 2.0.9
ABB Relion Protection Relays REX610: 1.1.1, 1.2.0
ABB Relion Protection Relays REX615: PCL1
ABB Relion Protection Relays REX640: from 1.0.0 through 1.0.8; from 1.1.0 through 1.1.6; from 1.2.0 through 1.2.3; from 1.3.0 through 1.3.4
ABB RER620 ANSI: from 1.0.0 through 1.3
ABB RIO600: from 1.0.0 through 1.8.8
ABB Smart Substation Control and Protection SSC600: 1.0, 1.0 FP1, 1.0 FP2, 1.0 FP3, 1.0 FP4
ABB SPA ZC-400: Exx, Mxx, Sxx, xMx, Exxx, Mxxx (+3)
ABB SPA ZC-402: Exxx, Mxxx, Sxxx, xMxx, xxxC
ABB Substation Merging Unit SMU615: from 1.0.0 through 1.0.3

References

https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=2NGA001911&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch

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