An Unprotected Transport of Credentials issue was discovered in ABB Ellipse 8.3 through Ellipse 8.9 released prior to December 2017 (including Ellipse Select)
Published Dec 20, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.72%
Description
An Unprotected Transport of Credentials issue was discovered in ABB Ellipse 8.3 through Ellipse 8.9 released prior to December 2017 (including Ellipse Select). A vulnerability exists in the authentication of Ellipse to LDAP/AD using the LDAP protocol. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sniffing local network traffic, allowing the discovery of authentication credentials.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product ABB Ellipse Defaultn/a
- Version ABB EllipseStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | ABB Ellipse | n/a |
|
- ≥ 8.3.0 · ≤ 8.9.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.72% (0.00720) | 52.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.72% (0.00720) | 52.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 29.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 29.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 27.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 10.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-353-01 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-353-01 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.