Improper privilege management in Hitachi Energy TropOS 4th Gen
Priority LOW 34CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
By making minor configuration changes to the TropOS 4th Gen device, an authenticated user with the ability to run user level shell commands can enable access via secure shell (SSH) to an unrestricted root shell. This is possible through abuse of a particular set of scripts and executables that allow for certain commands to be run as root from an unprivileged context.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00152 4th 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
- Total
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 | TropOS 4th Gen | 8.7.0.0 – 8.9.6.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- TropOS 4th Gen VendorHitachi Energy Affected 8.7.0.0 – 8.9.6.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-1037
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qwm8-rr7r-8h48
References
More Hitachi Energy vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-03985 ABB MicroSCADA Pro SYS600 Missing Authentication for Critical Function CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-10635 Improper authentication in ICS-CERT ABB eSOMS CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-01871 Heap-based buffer overflow in Hitachi Energy FOXMAN-UN CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-07105 Path traversal in Hitachi Energy RTU500 series CMU firmware CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2019-13270 Path traversal in Relion 670 Series CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-07104 Missing authentication in Hitachi Energy RTU500 series CMU firmware CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-1037 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-1037 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qwm8-rr7r-8h48 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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