---
id: CVE-2026-15953
title: >-
  Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
  vulnerability in ABB Protection and control IED manager (PCM600).


  This issue affects Protection and control IED manager (PCM600): through 2.14.
summary: >-
  Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
  vulnerability in ABB Protection and control IED manager (PCM600).


  This issue affects Protection and control IED manager (PCM600): through 2.14.
severity: medium
cvss: 5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
vendor: ABB
product: Protection and control IED manager (PCM600)
affected:
  - protection_and_control_ied_manager_pcm600 <= 2.14
published: '2026-09-28'
updated: '2026-09-28'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-28T16:31:16.073'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15953'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=2NGA003179&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=pdf&Action=Launch
    label: cybersecurity@ch.abb.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-28T15:48:49.199702Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-28T14:12:02.171Z'
---

## Overview

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in ABB Protection and control IED manager (PCM600).

This issue affects Protection and control IED manager (PCM600): through 2.14.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.