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Vulnerability · Published Mar 25, 2025 · Assigned by Hitachi Energy

CVE-2024-11499

Medium 4.9

In plain English

A medium-severity null pointer dereference in RTU500 from Hitachi Energy. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 82.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability exists in RTU500 IEC 60870-4-104 controlled station functionality, that allows an authenticated and authorized attacker to perform a CMU restart. The vulnerability can be triggered if certificates are updated while in use on active connections. The affected CMU will automatically recover itself if an attacker successfully exploits this vulnerability.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Hitachi Energy RTU500 13.4.1 – through 13.4.413.5.1 – through 13.5.313.5.313.6.113.7.1

Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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