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ICSA-23-096-05  ·  Published 2023-04-10  ·  View on CISA ICS-CERT ↗

Hitachi Energy MicroSCADA System Data Manager SDM600

CVSS 9.9 CRITICAL

Risk Summary

Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to take remote control of the product.

Remediations

  • Hitachi Energy recommends applying the following mitigations:
  • All SDM600 versions prior to v1.2 FP3 HF4 (Build Nr. 1.2.23000.291): Update to v1.3.0.1339
  • SDM600 versions prior to v1.3.0 (Build Nr. 1.3.0.1339): Apply workaround detailed below.
  • Hitachi Energy recommends the following security practices and firewall configurations to help protect a process control network from attacks originating from outside the network:
  • Practice principles of least privileges to minimize permissions and accesses to SDM600 related resources.
  • Follow security practices defined in SDM600 security deployment guidelines.
  • Physically protect process control systems from unauthorized direct access.
  • Do not directly connect control systems networks to the internet.
  • Separate process control systems from other networks using a firewall system with a minimal number of open ports.
  • Process control systems should not be used for internet surfing, instant messaging, or receiving emails.
  • Portable computers and removable storage media should be carefully scanned for viruses prior connection to a control system.
  • For more information, see Hitachi security advisory 8DBD000138.

Affected Vendors

Hitachi Energy

Affected Products (2)

Hitachi Energy · SDM600 < 1.2 FP3 HF4 (Build Nr . 1.2.23000.291)
Hitachi Energy · SDM600 < 1.3.0 (Build Nr. 1.3.0.1339)

Affected Sectors

Energy

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