Medium severity · published Sep 28, 2026
CVE-2026-15953
Path Traversal During Project Archive Import
5.0
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 2% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
In the news
VulnerabilityMedium
ABB Protection and Control IED Manager PCM600
View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to escalate privileges or overwrite files. The following versions of ABB Protection and Control IED Manager PCM600 are affected: Protection and Control IED Manager PCM600 <=2.14 (CVE-2026-15952, CVE-2026-15953) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 6.4 ABB ABB Protection and Control IED Manager PCM600 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource, Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Energy Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide Company Headquarters Location: Switzerland Vulnerabilities Expand All + CVE-2026-15952 A vulnerability exists in the Scheduler Service installed with PCM600. The service executes under the LocalSystem account while permissions are granted to standard PCM600 users through membership in the local users group. An attacker with local access and valid user credentials may exploit this vulnerability to elevate privileges and obtain control of the affected host. View CVE Details Affected Products ABB Protection and Control IED Manager PCM600 Vendor: ABB Product Version: ABB Protection and Control IED Manager PCM600: <=2.14 Product Status: known_affected Remediations Mitigation ABB recommends the following workaround. Although this workaround doe...
Oct 1, 2026·CISA Advisories