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TI-2021-17413 Aliases CVE-2021-40341GHSA-xg5w-j24m-8379

Weak DES encryption

Priority LOW 30CWE-326Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-326.

Summary

DES cipher, which has inadequate encryption strength, is used Hitachi Energy FOXMAN-UN to encrypt user credentials used to access the Network Elements. Successful exploitation allows sensitive information to be decrypted easily. This issue affects  * FOXMAN-UN product: FOXMAN-UN R16A, FOXMAN-UN R15B, FOXMAN-UN R15A, FOXMAN-UN R14B, FOXMAN-UN R14A, FOXMAN-UN R11B, FOXMAN-UN R11A, FOXMAN-UN R10C, FOXMAN-UN R9C;  * UNEM product: UNEM R16A, UNEM R15B, UNEM R15A, UNEM R14B, UNEM R14A, UNEM R11B, UNEM R11A, UNEM R10C, UNEM R9C. List of CPEs:  * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R16A:*:*:*:*:*:*:* * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R15B:*:*:*:*:*:*:* * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R15A:*:*:*:*:*:*:* * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R14B:*:*:*:*:*:*:* * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R14A:*:*:*:*:*:*:* * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R11B:*:*:*:*:*:*:* * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R11A:*:*:*:*:*:*:* * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R10C:*:*:*:*:*:*:* * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R9C:*:*:*:*:*:*:* * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R16A:*:*:*:*:*:*:* * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R15B:*:*:*:*:*:*:* * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R15A:*:*:*:*:*:*:* * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R14B:*:*:*:*:*:*:* * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R14A:*:*:*:*:*:*:* * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R11B:*:*:*:*:*:*:* * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R11A:*:*:*:*:*:*:* * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R10C:*:*:*:*:*:*:* * cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R9C:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00087 0th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Hitachi EnergyFOXMAN-UNFOXMAN-UN R16A; FOXMAN-UN R15B; FOXMAN-UN R15A; FOXMAN-UN R14B; FOXMAN-UN R14A; FOXMAN-UN R11B; FOXMAN-UN R11A; FOXMAN-UN R10C; FOXMAN-UN R9C—No fix listedCNA
Hitachi EnergyUNEMUNEM R16A; UNEM R15B; UNEM R15A; UNEM R14B; UNEM R14A; UNEM R11B; UNEM R11A; UNEM R10C; UNEM R9C—No fix listedCNA
  • FOXMAN-UN VendorHitachi Energy Affected FOXMAN-UN R16A; FOXMAN-UN R15B; FOXMAN-UN R15A; FOXMAN-UN R14B; FOXMAN-UN R14A; FOXMAN-UN R11B; FOXMAN-UN R11A; FOXMAN-UN R10C; FOXMAN-UN R9C Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • UNEM VendorHitachi Energy Affected UNEM R16A; UNEM R15B; UNEM R15A; UNEM R14B; UNEM R14A; UNEM R11B; UNEM R11A; UNEM R10C; UNEM R9C Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 18

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:r9c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*r9cVulnerableHitachi Energy
cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:r10c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*r10cVulnerableHitachi Energy
cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:r11a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*r11aVulnerableHitachi Energy
cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:r11b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*r11bVulnerableHitachi Energy
cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:r14a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*r14aVulnerableHitachi Energy
cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:r14b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*r14bVulnerableHitachi Energy
cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:r15a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*r15aVulnerableHitachi Energy
cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:r15b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*r15bVulnerableHitachi Energy
cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:r16a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*r16aVulnerableHitachi Energy
cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:r9c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*r9cVulnerableHitachi Energy
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:r9c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r9c Vulnerable ·Hitachi Energy
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:r10c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r10c Vulnerable ·Hitachi Energy
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:r11a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r11a Vulnerable ·Hitachi Energy
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:r11b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r11b Vulnerable ·Hitachi Energy
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:r14a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r14a Vulnerable ·Hitachi Energy
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:r14b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r14b Vulnerable ·Hitachi Energy
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:r15a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r15a Vulnerable ·Hitachi Energy
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:r15b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r15b Vulnerable ·Hitachi Energy
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:r16a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r16a Vulnerable ·Hitachi Energy
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:r9c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r9c Vulnerable ·Hitachi Energy
Show 8 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:r10c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*r10cVulnerableHitachi Energy
cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:r11a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*r11aVulnerableHitachi Energy
cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:r11b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*r11bVulnerableHitachi Energy
cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:r14a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*r14aVulnerableHitachi Energy
cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:r14b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*r14bVulnerableHitachi Energy
cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:r15a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*r15aVulnerableHitachi Energy
cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:r15b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*r15bVulnerableHitachi Energy
cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:r16a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*r16aVulnerableHitachi Energy
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:r10c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r10c Vulnerable ·Hitachi Energy
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:r11a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r11a Vulnerable ·Hitachi Energy
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:r11b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r11b Vulnerable ·Hitachi Energy
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:r14a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r14a Vulnerable ·Hitachi Energy
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:r14b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r14b Vulnerable ·Hitachi Energy
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:r15a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r15a Vulnerable ·Hitachi Energy
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:r15b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r15b Vulnerable ·Hitachi Energy
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:r16a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r16a Vulnerable ·Hitachi Energy

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-40341
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xg5w-j24m-8379

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2024-01871 Heap-based buffer overflow in Hitachi Energy FOXMAN-UN CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-01873 Authentication bypass in Hitachi Energy FOXMAN-UN CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2024-01872 Authentication bypass in Hitachi Energy FOXMAN-UN CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-03602 Hard-coded credentials in Hitachi Energy FOXMAN-UN CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-03604 Communication between the client and server partially using CORBA over TCP/IP CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-17414 Use of default key for encryption CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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