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

CVE-2024-12169

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw 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 0.4% (higher than 35% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 65.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability exists in RTU500 IEC 60870-5-104 controlled station functionality and IEC 61850 functionality, that allows an attacker performing a specific attack sequence to restart the affected CMU. This vulnerability only applies, if secure communication using IEC 62351-3 (TLS) is enabled.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Hitachi Energy RTU500 13.4.1 – through 13.4.413.5.1 – through 13.5.313.6.113.7.1 – through 13.7.4

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