Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-7064 is an authentication bypass issue in ABB Freelance that can allow access to the underlying Windows OS. The CVSS score is medium, but the integrity impact is high. Business urgency depends on whether affected Freelance hosts are reachable by users with local low-privileged access.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority operational technology risk. It is not described as remotely exploitable or actively exploited in the provided sources, but affected systems may have high business impact if Windows access enables unauthorized operational changes.
Technical view
The CVE describes CWE-305 authentication bypass by primary weakness in ABB Freelance versions through 2013, 2013 SP1, 2016, 2016 SP1, 2019, 2019 SP1, 2019 SP1 FP1, and 2024. CVSS v3.1 is 6.6 with local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, and high integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on Windows systems running the listed ABB Freelance versions where a low-privileged local user can interact with the affected environment. The provided bundle does not identify internet exposure or remote attack paths.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as CISA KEV in the provided bundle, and no cited source states active exploitation. The CVSS vector indicates an attacker needs local access and some privileges, reducing broad remote risk while leaving insider, shared-workstation, and compromised-account scenarios relevant.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE metadata and ABB advisory reference. Do not assume exploit maturity, patch availability, or remote reachability from this bundle alone. The local, low-privilege vector and high integrity impact should guide exposure review and lab validation boundaries.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory ABB Freelance installations and match versions against the listed affected releases.
- Review ABB advisory 7PAA020361 for vendor-approved fixes or compensating controls.
- Restrict local Windows access on ABB Freelance hosts to trusted operational staff.
- Monitor affected hosts for unexpected account changes, configuration changes, or OS access.
- Apply vendor updates or mitigations after operational testing and change approval.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether ABB Freelance is installed and record the exact product version.
- Check whether the version is among 2013 through 2024 releases listed as affected.
- Verify local Windows user access is limited to authorized personnel only.
- Review vendor advisory guidance before declaring systems remediated.
- Document any compensating controls if immediate patching is not possible.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookupCredential and access behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.6 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L1.84.7ABBCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:L/SI:H/SA:L/E:P/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:L/U:Green——ABBVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
5.6MediumVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:L/SI:H/SA:L/E:P/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:L/U:Green
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.6MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
Vulnerability timeline
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Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness
Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.