Multiple vulnerabilities in Hitachi Energy RTU500 CMU Series



Risk High
Patch available NO
Number of vulnerabilities 3
CVE-ID CVE-2024-11499
CVE-2024-12169
CVE-2025-1445
CWE-ID CWE-476
CWE-410
CWE-820
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 RTU500 CMU
Hardware solutions / Firmware

Vendor Hitachi Energy

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU106985

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-11499

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote local to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in RTU500 IEC 60870-4-104 controlled station functionality. A remote administrator can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

RTU500 CMU: 13.4.1 - 13.7.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://publisher.hitachienergy.com/preview?DocumentId=8DBD000207&languageCode=en&Preview=true
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-093-01


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Insufficient Resource Pool

EUVDB-ID: #VU106986

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12169

CWE-ID: CWE-410 - Insufficient Resource Pool

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient resource pool in RTU500 IEC 60870-5-104 controlled station functionality and IEC 61850 functionality. A remote user can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

RTU500 CMU: 13.4.1 - 13.7.4

CPE2.3 External links

https://publisher.hitachienergy.com/preview?DocumentId=8DBD000207&languageCode=en&Preview=true
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-093-01


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Missing Synchronization

EUVDB-ID: #VU106987

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-1445

CWE-ID: CWE-820 - Missing Synchronization

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to missing synchronization in RTU IEC 61850 client and server functionality. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

RTU500 CMU: 13.7.1 - 13.7.4

CPE2.3 External links

https://publisher.hitachienergy.com/preview?DocumentId=8DBD000207&languageCode=en&Preview=true
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-093-01


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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