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Authentication bypass in ABB Ability OPTIMAX Azure AD SSO integration

IdentifiersCVE-2025-14510CWE-303· Incorrect Implementation of…

CVE-2025-14510 is an authentication bypass vulnerability in ABB Ability OPTIMAX caused by an incorrect implementation of an authentication algorithm in the product’s Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) Single Sign-On (SSO) integration. An attacker can manipulate the SSO authentication process to impersonate a legitimate user without possessing valid credentials, resulting in the attacker being authenticated as that user within OPTIMAX. Affected versions include OPTIMAX 6.1, 6.2, 6.3.0 prior to 6.3.1-251120, and 6.4.0 prior to 6.4.1-251120.

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Successful exploitation allows authentication bypass/unauthorized access by impersonating a legitimate user and obtaining that user’s privileges in OPTIMAX. ABB indicates this can enable high-impact actions in industrial environments, including system shutdown, configuration modification, and installation/execution of arbitrary code, with high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Mitigation

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If immediate patching is not possible, disable Azure AD integration/SSO and revert to OPTIMAX’s standard (non-Azure AD) authentication mechanism, per ABB guidance.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade ABB Ability OPTIMAX to a fixed release: 6.3.1-251120 or later (6.3 branch) and 6.4.1-251120 or later (6.4 branch). For deployments on 6.1 and 6.2, upgrade to a non-affected/fixed version as advised by ABB and validate the target version with ABB support.
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