CVE-2023-25178 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Controller may be loaded with malicious firmware which could enable remote code execution. See Honeywell Security Notification for recommendations on upgrading and versioning.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00892.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Honeywell	C300 C300 Firmware

Configuration 1 [-]

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-29142	Controller may be loaded with malicious firmware which could enable remote code execution. See Honeywell Security Notification for recommendations on upgrading and versioning.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://process.honeywell.com

History

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Honeywell

Published: 2023-07-13T10:59:16.333Z

Updated: 2025-03-05T18:50:28.752Z

Reserved: 2023-02-28T23:51:16.663Z

Link: CVE-2023-25178

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T11:18:35.746Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-07-13T11:15:09.123

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:49:15.703

Link: CVE-2023-25178

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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