Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-17525 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-17525 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-17525?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.2, published 15 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- ABB My Control System 26.4, 26.5.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-17525?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-17525 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access or from the adjacent network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-17525?
- Check whether you run ABB My Control System at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
An incomplete cleanup vulnerability exists in ABB My Control System versions 26.4 and 26.5, where sensitive data is not properly erased from memory or temporary storage after use. This allows an attacker with local or adjacent network access to recover residual information through memory inspection or file system examination, potentially obtaining system configuration or credentials.
Affected products
- ABB My Control System 26.4, 26.5
Timeline
- 2026-10-15: disclosed