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CVE-2023-5778 (GCVE-0-2023-5778)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-18 13:19 – Updated: 2026-09-18 14:31

Title

Missing Length Check

Summary

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.

Severity

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

9.2 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-09-18 14:12 UTC

CWE

CWE-130 - Improper handling of length parameter inconsistency

Assigner

ABB CNA under the icscert root

CNA scorecard C 68/100 over 16 records in the last 180 days details

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?Docu…

Impacted products

4 products

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
ABB	Freelance Controller DCP	Affected: 0 , ≤ 2013 (custom) Affected: 2013 SP1 (custom) Affected: 2016 (custom) Affected: 2016 SP1 (custom) Affected: 2019 (custom) Affected: 2019 SP1 (custom) Unaffected: 2019 SP1 FP1 (custom) Unaffected: 2024 (custom)	guessed
ABB	Freelance Controller AC700	Affected: 0 , ≤ 2013 (custom) Affected: 2013 SP1 (custom) Affected: 2016 (custom) Affected: 2016 SP1 (custom) Affected: 2019 (custom) Affected: 2019 SP1 (custom) Unaffected: 2019 SP1 FP1 (custom) Unaffected: 2024 (custom)	guessed
ABB	Freelance Controller AC800	Affected: 0 , ≤ 2013 (custom) Affected: 2013 SP1 (custom) Affected: 2016 (custom) Affected: 2016 SP1 (custom) Affected: 2019 (custom) Affected: 2019 SP1 (custom) Unaffected: 2019 SP1 FP1 (custom) Unaffected: 2024 (custom)	guessed
ABB	Freelance Controller AC900	Affected: 0 , ≤ 2013 (custom) Affected: 2013 SP1 (custom) Affected: 2016 (custom) Affected: 2016 SP1 (custom) Affected: 2019 (custom) Affected: 2019 SP1 (custom) Unaffected: 2019 SP1 FP1 (custom) Unaffected: 2024 (custom)	guessed

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7PAA010706

Vulnerability from csaf_abb - Published: 2026-09-18 00:30 - Updated: 2026-09-18 00:30

Summary

Freelance Missing Length Check

Scope

1 vulnerability in this advisory, including CVE-2023-5778.

CVE-2023-5778

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted message to the controller, causing the controller to stop.

7.5 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:R/CR:L/IR:L/AR:L

Fixed: 12 products Known affected: 24 products Known not affected: 8 products

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FKIE_CVE-2023-5778

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-18 14:17 - Updated: 2026-09-18 17:49

Severity

7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	cybersecurity@ch.abb.com	https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=7PAA010706&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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GHSA-J29V-23R4-R42C

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-18 15:32 – Updated: 2026-09-18 15:32

Details

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.

Severity

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

9.2 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/RE:H

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GSD-2023-5778

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:20

Details

** RESERVED ** This candidate has been reserved by an organization or individual that will use it when announcing a new security problem. When the candidate has been publicized, the details for this candidate will be provided.

Aliases

CVE-2023-5778

Aliases

CVE-2023-5778

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
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