High severity · published Apr 30, 2024
CVE-2024-2617
A vulnerability exists in the RTU500 that allows for authenticated and authorized users to bypass secure update, if secure update feature was not enabled on all CMUs of a RTU500
7.2
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability exists in the RTU500 that allows for authenticated and authorized users to bypass secure update,
if secure update feature was not enabled on all
CMUs of a RTU500. If a
malicious actor successfully exploits this vulnerability, they
could use it to update the RTU500 with unsigned firmware.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 52% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RS
RTU500 series CMU firmware · Hitachi Energy
13.2.1 through 13.2.7; 13.4.1 through 13.4.4; 13.5.1 through 13.5.3 · source: vendor
RF
Rtu500 Firmware · Hitachienergy
13.2.1.0 through 13.2.7.0; 13.4.1.0 through 13.4.4.0; 13.5.1.0 through 13.5.3.0 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2617
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2617
publisher.hitachienergy.com
https://publisher.hitachienergy.com/preview?DocumentId=8DBD000199&languageCode=en&Preview=true
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