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high 7.1

CVE-2022-2513 json

Cleartext Credentials Vulnerability on Hitachi Energy’s Multiple IED Connectivity Packages (IED ConnPacks) and PCM600 Products

published 2022-11-22 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-34771

cvss
7.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 4%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability exists in the Intelligent Electronic Device (IED) Connectivity Package (ConnPack) credential storage function in Hitachi Energy’s PCM600 product included in the versions listed below, where IEDs credentials are stored in a cleartext format in the PCM600 database and logs files. An attacker having get access to the exported backup file can exploit the vulnerability and obtain user credentials of the IEDs. Additionally, an attacker with administrator access to the PCM600 host machine can obtain other user credentials by analyzing database log files. The credentials may be used to perform unauthorized modifications such as loading incorrect configurations, reboot the IEDs or cause a denial-of-service on the IEDs.

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

cisa ICSA-22-333-02 updated cvss 7.1

Hitachi Energy IED Connectivity Packages and PCM600 Products (Update A)

  • Hitachi Energy 650 Connectivity Package >=1.3, <2.4.1 Hitachi Energy 670 Connectivity Package >=3.0, <3.4.1 Hitachi Energy GMS600 Connectivity Package >=1.3, <1.3.1
    affected: mitigation “Hitachi Energy released the following recommended immediate actions:” search.abb.com
  • Hitachi Energy PCM600 <=v2.11_including_hotfixes
    affected: vendor fix, mitigation “Hitachi Energy released the following recommended immediate actions:” search.abb.com
  • Hitachi Energy PWC600 Connectivity Package >=1.1, <1.3 Hitachi Energy SAM600-IO Connectivity Package >=1.0, <1.2
    affected: mitigation “Hitachi Energy released the following recommended immediate actions:” search.abb.com

From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
18 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Hitachi Energy PCM600
  • Hitachi Energy 670 Connectivity Package
  • Hitachi Energy 650 Connectivity Package
  • Hitachi Energy SAM600-IO Connectivity Package
  • Hitachi Energy GMS600 Connectivity Package
  • Hitachi Energy PWC600 Connectivity Package

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-312 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

Sources

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