Summary
ABB became aware of severe vulnerability in the products versions listed as affected in the advisory, if the optional integration with Azure Active Directory for Single-Sign On is enabled. We have not received any reports of this vulnerability being exploited.
An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability could bypass user authentication and potentially cause the product to:
- Shutdown the system,
- Modify the configuration of the system,
- Install and run arbitrary code
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 8.1
ABB Ability OPTIMAX Authentication Bypass in Single-Sign On
Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm vulnerability in ABB ABB Ability OPTIMAX.This issue affects ABB Ability OPTIMAX: 6.1, 6.2, from 6.3.0 before 6.3.1-251120, from 6.4.0 before 6.4.1-251120.
Revision history
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#2
Initial CISA Republication of ABB PSIRT 9AKK108472A1331 advisory
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#1
Initial version.
References
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ABB CYBERSECURITY ADVISORY - PDF Version
https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK108472A1331&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
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9AKK108472A0435 - OPTIMAX OS Update don_osupdate_v6.4.1-20251120
https://library.abb.com/d/9AKK108472A0435
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9AKK108472A0437 - OPTIMAX OS Update don_osupdate_v6.3.1-20251120
https://library.abb.com/d/9AKK108472A0437
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ICS Advisory ICSA-26-120-04 - Web Version
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-120-04
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-alerts/ics-alert-10-301-01
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS-CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Cybersecurity_Best_Practices_for_Industrial_Control_Systems.pdf
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/targeted-cyber-intrusion-detection-and-mitigation-strategies-update-b