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ICSA-20-294-02  ·  Published 2020-10-20  ·  View on CISA ICS-CERT ↗

Hitachi ABB Power Grids XMC20 Multiservice-Multiplexer

CVSS 9.1 CRITICAL

Risk Summary

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to remotely take control of the product.

CVEs (1)

Remediations

  • Hitachi ABB Power Grids has corrected the problem in the following product versions and recommends users apply the firmware update at the earliest availability
  • XMC20 R4: COGE5 Version co5ne_r1h07_12.esw (and newer)
  • XMC20 R6: COGE5 Version co5ne_r2d14_03.esw (and newer)
  • For additional information and support please contact a product provider or a Hitachi ABB Power Grids service organization.
  • Hitachi ABB Power Grids published cybersecurity advisory PGVU-PGGA-XMC20-2020034 to give users more information about this issue.
  • Physically protect process control systems from direct access by unauthorized personnel.
  • Do not directly connect control systems to the Internet.
  • Separate control systems from other networks by means of a firewall system that has a minimal number of ports exposed.
  • Do not use control systems networks for Internet browsing, instant messaging, or receiving e-mails.
  • Portable computers and removable storage media should be carefully scanned for viruses before they are connected to a control system.

Affected Vendors

Hitachi Energy

Affected Products (2)

Hitachi Energy · XMC20 R6 using COGE5 < co5ne_r2d14_03.esw
Hitachi Energy · XMC20 R4 using COGE5 <co5ne_r1h07_12.esw

Affected Sectors

Energy Sector

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