CVE-2024-2617
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.007 · 51 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
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.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedRTU500 series CMU Firmwarecisa_csaf_ot
Update to CMU Firmware version 13.5.4 or latest and enable secure update feature on all CMUs of an RTU500.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.6–7.2
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (15)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Hitachi Energy RTU500 series CMU Firmware≤ vers:RTU500_series_CMU_Firmware/>=13.4.1|<=13.4.4cisa_csaf_otUS
- Hitachi Energy RTU500 series CMU Firmware≤ vers:RTU500_series_CMU_Firmware/>=13.5.1|<=13.5.3cisa_csaf_otUS
- Hitachi Energy RTU500 series CMU Firmware≤ vers:RTU500_series_CMU_Firmware/>=13.2.1|<=13.2.7cisa_csaf_otUS
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-0999Hitachi Energy RTU500: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von SicherheitsvorkehrungenDeutsch2024-05-01csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Hitachi Energy RTU500 ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
- ICSA-25-023-02Hitachi Energy RTU500 Series Product (Update B)2024-04-30icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Hitachi Energy is aware of the vulnerability CVE-2024-2617 in the RTU500 Web server component, that affects the RTU500 versions that are listed below. An attacker successfully exploiting this vulnerability could bypass secure update. Please refer to the Recommended Immediate Actions for information about the available mitigation/remediation strategies.
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sources
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references (5)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2024-2617cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-2617/cnnvd
- https://publisher.hitachienergy.com/preview?DocumentId=8DBD000199&languageCode=en&Preview=truecnnvd
- https://publisher.hitachienergy.com/preview?DocumentId=8DBD000199&languageCode=en&Preview=trueenisa_euvd
- https://publisher.hitachienergy.com/preview?DocumentId=8DBD000199&languageCode=en&Preview=truenvd
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