CVE-2018-14805
ABB eSOMS version 6.0.2 may allow unauthorized access to the system when LDAP is set to allow anonymous authentication, and specific key values within the eSOMS web.config file are present.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.81%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
ABB eSOMS version 6.0.2 may allow unauthorized access to the system when LDAP is set to allow anonymous authentication, and specific key values within the eSOMS web.config file are present. Both conditions are required to exploit this vulnerability.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.81% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- hitachienergy/esoms
- Source
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
EPSS moved from 3.6% on 21 September 2026 to 4.8% on 27 October 2026.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105169Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-240-04Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK107046A5821&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=LaunchMitigation, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105169Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-240-04Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK107046A5821&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=LaunchMitigation, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.