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ICSA-25-100-09: ABB Arctic Wireless Gateways ↗ source

April 10, 2025 CISA ICS Advisory

Summary

ABB is aware of public reports of the vulnerabilities in the product versions listed as affected in this advisory. An attacker who successfully exploited modem module vulnerabilities could run arbitrary code in the wireless modem module of the product. This could lead to denial of service or tampering with unencrypted traffic. An attacker who successfully exploited the OpenSSH vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the product with privileged user permissions. This could cause the product to stop, make the product inaccessible, or the attacker could take control of the product. As part of ABB product lifecycle policy, once a product transitions to Limited state, we discontinue maintenance, security patches, and technical support to focus on current and future technologies. While the product will continue to function, we strongly recommend implementing mitigations defined in this document to mitigate security risks. CVE-2023-47610: A buffer overflow vulnerability that could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system by sending a specially crafted Short Message Service (SMS) message. CVE-2023-47611: Improper Privilege Management vulnerability that could allow a local that could allow a local, low privileged attacker to elevate privileges to "manufacturer" level on the targeted system by sending a specially crafted SMS message.

Advisory Details CISA ICS CSAF feed

Advisory ID
ICSA-25-100-09
Status
Final · version 1.0.0
Initial release
2025-04-07
Last revised
2025-04-07
Vendor
ABB
Critical infrastructure sectors
Energy
Deployed
Worldwide
Vendor headquarters
Switzerland

Republished vendor advisory. This CISA CSAF advisory was converted from ABB PSIRT's CSAF advisory.

Mitigating factors: The following mitigations can be considered • Obtain a private cellular access point to limit impact of any potential exploit. Contact your cellular provider for availability. • Mitigate the cellular module vulnerabilities by contacting the mobile network operator and requesting to disable binary SMS for your mobile subscription. o Note that binary SMS service is often disabled by default based on operator restrictions. o If SMS services are not used in the solution, consider disabling them completely. • Establish remote connections through OpenVPN. If the SSH protocol is used for remote administration of Arctic wireless gateway, it is to be considered logging in to the wireless gateway through an OpenVPN tunnel. • Do not expose SSH port to public networks. Keep the SSH port closed to public networks and thus limit the number of potential attackers who can attempt to exploit the vulnerability. This way only devices within your private network or those connected through a secure VPN can access the SSH server. • Restrict physical access to the product. Refer to section General security recommendations for further advice on how to keep your system secure.

Credit: ABB

Affected products (4)
  • ARG600
  • ARC600
  • ARR600
  • Arctic — ARG600, ARC600, ARR600, ARP600

From CISA's machine-readable CSAF 2.0 advisory (JSON).

Vulnerabilities as Stated by the Advisory

CVEWeaknessCVSS v3Details
CVE-2023-47610 CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') 8.1 High CVE-2023-47610
A buffer overflow vulnerability that could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system by sending a specially crafted Short Message Service (SMS) message.

Mitigation: The following mitigations can be considered • Obtain a private cellular access point to limit impact of any potential exploit. Contact your cellular provider for availability. • Mitigate the cellular module vulnerabilities by contacting the mobile network ope…

Affected, fixed & timeline

Affected:

  • ARG600
  • ARC600
  • ARR600
CVE-2024-6387 CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') 8.1 High CVE-2024-6387
The vulnerability is a signal handler race condition in OpenSSH’s server (sshd) on glibc-based Linux systems, allowing unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) as root.

Mitigation: The following mitigations can be considered • Obtain a private cellular access point to limit impact of any potential exploit. Contact your cellular provider for availability. • Mitigate the cellular module vulnerabilities by contacting the mobile network ope…

Affected, fixed & timeline

Affected:

  • Arctic ARG600
  • Arctic ARC600
  • Arctic ARR600
  • Arctic ARP600
CVE-2023-47611 CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management 6.8 Medium CVE-2023-47611
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability that could allow a local that could allow a local, low privileged attacker to elevate privileges to "manufacturer" level on the targeted system by sending a specially crafted SMS message.

Mitigation: The following mitigations can be considered • Obtain a private cellular access point to limit impact of any potential exploit. Contact your cellular provider for availability. • Mitigate the cellular module vulnerabilities by contacting the mobile network ope…

Affected, fixed & timeline

Affected:

  • ARG600
  • ARC600
  • ARR600
CVE-2023-47612 CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor 6.8 Medium CVE-2023-47612
Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties vulnerability that could allow an attacker with physical access to the target system to obtain a read/write access to any files and directories on the wireless modem module, including hidden files and directories.

Mitigation: The following mitigations can be considered • Obtain a private cellular access point to limit impact of any potential exploit. Contact your cellular provider for availability. • Mitigate the cellular module vulnerabilities by contacting the mobile network ope…

Affected, fixed & timeline

Affected:

  • ARG600
  • ARC600
  • ARR600
CVE-2023-47616 CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor 4.6 Medium CVE-2023-47616
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an unauthorized actor vulnerability that could allow an attacker with physical access to the target system to get access to sensitive data on the wireless modem mod-ule.

Mitigation: The following mitigations can be considered • Obtain a private cellular access point to limit impact of any potential exploit. Contact your cellular provider for availability. • Mitigate the cellular module vulnerabilities by contacting the mobile network ope…

Affected, fixed & timeline

Affected:

  • ARG600
  • ARC600
  • ARR600
CVE-2023-47615 CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor 4.3 Medium CVE-2023-47615
Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Environmental Variables vulnerability that could allow a local, low privileged attacker to get access to sensitive data on the wireless modem module.

Mitigation: The following mitigations can be considered • Obtain a private cellular access point to limit impact of any potential exploit. Contact your cellular provider for availability. • Mitigate the cellular module vulnerabilities by contacting the mobile network ope…

Affected, fixed & timeline

Affected:

  • ARG600
  • ARC600
  • ARR600
CVE-2023-47613 CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') 3.2 Low CVE-2023-47613
Relative Path Traversal vulnerability that could allow a local, low privileged attacker to escape from virtual directories and get read/write access to protected files on the wireless modem module.

Mitigation: The following mitigations can be considered • Obtain a private cellular access point to limit impact of any potential exploit. Contact your cellular provider for availability. • Mitigate the cellular module vulnerabilities by contacting the mobile network ope…

Affected, fixed & timeline

Affected:

  • ARG600
  • ARC600
  • ARR600
CVE-2023-47614 CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor 3.2 Low CVE-2023-47614
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an unauthorized actor vulnerability that could allow a local, low privileged attacker to disclose hidden virtual paths and file names on the wireless modem module.

Mitigation: The following mitigations can be considered • Obtain a private cellular access point to limit impact of any potential exploit. Contact your cellular provider for availability. • Mitigate the cellular module vulnerabilities by contacting the mobile network ope…

Affected, fixed & timeline

Affected:

  • ARG600
  • ARC600
  • ARR600

Scores and weakness types are as CISA or the republishing vendor stated them in this advisory; the linked CVE pages carry the independently enriched CVSS and SSVC assessments.

News Coverage

No coverage found in monitored research blogs or news feeds.

CVEs Referenced in This Publication

CVECVSSAffected
CVE-2023-47610 8.1 High Telit Cinterion EHS5 A CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input vulnerability exists in Telit Cinterion EHS5/6/8 that could allow a remote unauthenticated atta…
CVE-2024-6387 8.1 High — A security regression (CVE-2006-5051) was discovered in OpenSSH's server (sshd). There is a race condition which can lead sshd to handle some signals…
CVE-2023-47611 7.8 High Telit Cinterion BGS5 A CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management vulnerability exists in Telit Cinterion BGS5, Telit Cinterion EHS5/6/8, Telit Cinterion PDS5/6/8, Telit Cint…
CVE-2023-47612 6.8 Medium Telit Cinterion BGS5 A CWE-552: Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties vulnerability exists in Telit Cinterion BGS5, Telit Cinterion EHS5/6/8, Telit Cinterio…
CVE-2023-47613 4.4 Medium Telit Cinterion BGS5 A CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal vulnerability exists in Telit Cinterion BGS5, Telit Cinterion EHS5/6/8, Telit Cinterion PDS5/6/8, Telit Cinterion E…
CVE-2023-47614 3.3 Low Telit Cinterion BGS5 A CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability exists in Telit Cinterion BGS5, Telit Cinterion EHS5/6/8, Telit C…
CVE-2023-47615 3.3 Low Telit Cinterion BGS5 A CWE-526: Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Environmental Variables vulnerability exists in Telit Cinterion BGS5, Telit Cinterion EHS5/6/8, …
CVE-2023-47616 2.4 Low Telit Cinterion BGS5 A CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability exists in Telit Cinterion BGS5, Telit Cinterion EHS5/6/8, Telit C…

Named by the advisory itself. Each CVE links to its tracked detail page.

Vendors Named in This Publication

No KEV-catalogued vendors are named in this publication.