CVE-2025-8754

ABB Ability™ Zenon — vulnerability CVE-2025-8754

Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in ABB ABB AbilityTM zenon.This issue affects ABB AbilityTM zenon: from 7.50 through 14.

CVSS 7.5No patch available

This record: live connection— last retrieved: 7 November 2026 at 19:27.

Vendor

ABB

Product

Ability Zenon

up to version >=7.50|<11 build 400376

Published

13 August 2025

Last modified

17 June 2026

Original source information

Taken directly from NVD, CISA or the vendor — sometimes in English, unchanged from the source.

Technical description

Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in ABB ABB AbilityTM zenon.This issue affects ABB AbilityTM zenon: from 7.50 through 14.

CVSS 3.1 — vector details

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

Attack vector

NETWORK

Privileges required

NONE

User interaction

NONE

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

EPSS — Exploit Prediction Scoring System

Probability of exploitation within 30 days

0.4%

Percentile

34e

Source: FIRST.org, updated on 7 November 2026.

Patch information

- Restrict network access to systems with the ABB zenon Software Platform installed. - Ensure that access to a system is restricted by implementing access controls to minimize the risk of unauthorized access. - Assess the necessity of the ABB zenon Remote Transport functionality. - Ensure that if the Remote Transport functionality is not used, the zensyssrv.exe (ABB zenon System Service) is stopped or terminated. The zensyssrv.exe can also be stopped or terminated after authorized use to prevent this vulnerability.

IACS Radar assessment

Our own interpretation and context for the source data above.

IACS Radar assessment

Our own interpretation and context for this vulnerability — not an official source.

IACS Radar priority score

46/ 100

Based on CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.4%, industrial relevance 55/100.

Combines CVSS, EPSS, KEV status, industrial relevance and exposure relevance — a complement to, not a replacement for, the individual scores below and above.

Conditions for exploitation

•Network access to the affected device or segment is required.
•No valid credentials are needed.
•No user interaction required.

Operational impact & energy relevance

Possible loss of visibility of or control over the process upon successful exploitation.

Assessed as relevant to the energy sector based on: Vermeld in een officiële CISA ICS Advisory, wat directe relevantie voor industriële besturingssystemen bevestigt. Vendor "ABB" is a known supplier of equipment for the energy sector.

Recommended defensive measures

•Change default or hardcoded credentials and restrict access to the management interface.
•Restrict network access to the affected device to a dedicated OT management segment.
•Implement network segmentation in line with zones and conduits (IEC 62443-3-2).
•Monitor for abnormal protocol traffic using an OT-aware detection system.

Industrial relevance score

55/ 100

• Mentioned in an official CISA ICS advisory, which confirms direct relevance to industrial control systems.
• Vendor "ABB" is a known supplier of equipment for the energy sector.

Classification is provisional; manual verification by an OT security analyst is recommended.

Classified by IACS Radar-analysepijplijn (geautomatiseerd) on 7 November 2026.

IEC 62443 mapping

IEC 62443-4-2FR1 · Identificatie- en authenticatiebeheer

Automatic IACS Radar assessment based on the reported CWE weakness classification; not an official certification statement.

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