SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityDeferred

CVE-2023-5778

Improper handling of length parameter inconsistency vulnerability in ABB Freelance Controller DCP, ABB Freelance Controller AC700, ABB Freelance Controller AC800, and ABB Freelance Controller AC900.

CRITICAL 9.2EPSS 0.29%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.29%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Improper handling of length parameter inconsistency vulnerability in ABB Freelance Controller DCP, ABB Freelance Controller AC700, ABB Freelance Controller AC800, and ABB Freelance Controller AC900. This issue affects Freelance Controller DCP: through 2013, 2013 SP1, 2016, 2016 SP1, 2019, and 2019 SP1; Freelance Controller AC700: through 2013, 2013 SP1, 2016, 2016 SP1, 2019, and 2019 SP1; Freelance Controller AC800: through 2013, 2013 SP1, 2016, 2016 SP1, 2019, and 2019 SP1; Freelance Controller AC900: through 2013, 2013 SP1, 2016, 2016 SP1, 2019, and 2019 SP1.

CVSS 4.0
9.2 CRITICALCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS
0.29% probability · 22th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-130
Source
cybersecurity@ch.abb.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%19 September 2026: 0.29%19 September 202619 September 2026

EPSS 0.3% since 19 September 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.