CVE-2026-8479 (GCVE-0-2026-8479)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-05-26 11:54
Modified
2026-05-26 14:49
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-476 - NULL pointer dereference
Summary
IEC 60870-5-104 used in bidirectional mode in RTU500 is vulnerable
for a NULL pointer dereferencing, if a specially crafted
sequence of messages is sent for a certain time, causing
Denial of Service impact.
Product is only affected if IEC 60870-5-104 functionality in
bidirectional mode (BCI) is configured.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitachi Energy | RTU500 series CMU firmware |
Version: 12.7.1 < Version: 13.5.1 < Version: 13.6.1 < Version: 13.7.1 < Version: 13.8.1 < |
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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