CVE-2019-7227
In the ABB IDAL FTP server, an authenticated attacker can traverse to arbitrary directories on...
In the ABB IDAL FTP server, an authenticated attacker can traverse to arbitrary directories on the hard disk with "CWD ../" and then use the FTP server functionality to download and upload files. An unauthenticated attacker can take advantage of the hardcoded or default credential pair exor/exor to become an authenticated attacker.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In the ABB IDAL FTP server, an authenticated attacker can traverse to arbitrary directories on the hard disk with "CWD ../" and then use the FTP server functionality to download and upload files. An unauthenticated attacker can take advantage of the hardcoded or default credential pair exor/exor to become an authenticated attacker.
- Record
CVE-2019-7227- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.1 Medium
AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In the ABB IDAL FTP server, an authenticated attacker can traverse to arbitrary directories on the hard disk with "CWD ../" and then use the FTP server functionality to download and upload files. An unauthenticated attacker can take advantage of the hardcoded or default credential pair exor/exor to become an authenticated attacker.
- Record
CVE-2019-7227- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-16771 No score
In the ABB IDAL FTP server, an authenticated attacker can traverse to arbitrary directories on the hard disk with "CWD ../" and then use the FTP server functionality to download and upload files. An unauthenticated attacker can take advantage of the hardcoded or default credential pair exor/exor to become an authenticated attacker.
- Record
EUVD-2019-16771- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2xg2-fhgj-3829
In the ABB IDAL FTP server, an authenticated attacker can traverse to arbitrary directories on...
In the ABB IDAL FTP server, an authenticated attacker can traverse to arbitrary directories on the hard disk with "CWD ../" and then use the FTP server functionality to download and upload files. An unauthenticated attacker can take advantage of the hardcoded or default credential pair exor/exor to become an authenticated attacker.
- Record
GHSA-2xg2-fhgj-3829- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-7227 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Abb Pb610 Panel Builder 600 Firmware, published June 27, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.36%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/37
search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=3ADR010377&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
packetstormsecurity.com/files/153396/ABB-IDAL-FTP-Server-Path-Traversal.html
securityfocus.com/bid/108886
darkmatter.ae/xen1thlabs/abb-idal-ftp-server-path-traversal-vulnerability-xl-19-008
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7227
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2xg2-fhgj-3829