Path Traversal in Protection and control IED manager (CVE-2026-15953)
Summary
Path traversal in Protection and control IED manager (CVE-2026-15953). Data can be tampered with by attackers.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in ABB Protection and control IED manager (PCM600).
This issue affects Protection and control IED manager (PCM600): through 2.14.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-15953 has been found in Protection and control IED manager.
Data can be tampered with by attackers. CVSS score: 5.0/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Protection and control IED manager CVE-2026-15953" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-15953 (Protection and control IED manager) — CWE-22 / CVSS v3 5.0
Attack vector: local
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Path traversal (CWE-22) exists in Protection and control IED manager.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Protection and control IED manager.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.0/10). Data can be tampered with by attackers.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Protection and control IED manager を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- web search.abb.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com