A vulnerability exists in RTU500 IEC 60870-5-104 controlled station functionality and IEC…
Priority LOW 38Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00405 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed RTU500 (Hitachi Energy): 13.7.6
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitachi Energy | RTU500 | 13.4.1 – 13.4.4; 13.5.1 – 13.5.3; 13.6.1; 13.7.1 – 13.7.4 | 13.7.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- RTU500 VendorHitachi Energy Affected 13.4.1 – 13.4.4; 13.5.1 – 13.5.3; 13.6.1; 13.7.1 – 13.7.4 Fixed in 13.7.6 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA RTU500 (Hitachi Energy) Fixed in 13.7.6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-12169
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6pf8-q335-vxv9
References
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Sources
- CVE-2024-12169 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-12169 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6pf8-q335-vxv9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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