Vulnerability · Published Mar 25, 2025 · Assigned by ABB

CVE-2024-45480Unauthorized local file reading in B&R APROL

Critical 9.2

In plain English

A critical-severity code injection in B&R APROL from B&R Industrial Automation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 35% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)9.2Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 64.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An improper control of generation of code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in the AprolCreateReport component of B&R APROL <4.4-00P5 may allow an unauthenticated network-based attacker to read files from the local system.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
B&R Industrial Automation B&R APROL R4.4 – before 4.4-00P5

Weakness: CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N

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