CVE-2021-35528
Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Vulnerability in Retail Operations Product and Counterparty Settlement and Billing (CSB)
Improper Access Control vulnerability in the application authentication and authorization of Hitachi Energy Retail Operations, Counterparty Settlement and Billing (CSB) allows an attacker to execute a modified signed Java Applet JAR file. A successful exploitation may lead to data extraction or modification of data inside the application. This issue affects: Hitachi Energy Retail Operations 5.7.3 and prior versions. Hitachi Energy Counterparty Settlement and Billing (CSB) 5.7.3 prior versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Vulnerability in Retail Operations Product and Counterparty Settlement and Billing (CSB)
Improper Access Control vulnerability in the application authentication and authorization of Hitachi Energy Retail Operations, Counterparty Settlement and Billing (CSB) allows an attacker to execute a modified signed Java Applet JAR file. A successful exploitation may lead to data extraction or modification of data inside the application. This issue affects: Hitachi Energy Retail Operations 5.7.3 and prior versions. Hitachi Energy Counterparty Settlement and Billing (CSB) 5.7.3 prior versions.
- Record
CVE-2021-35528- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-22164
Improper Access Control vulnerability in the application authentication and authorization of Hitachi Energy Retail Operations, Counterparty Settlement and Billing (CSB) allows an attacker to execute a modified signed Java Applet JAR file. A successful exploitation may lead to data extraction or modification of data inside the application. This issue affects: Hitachi Energy Retail Operations 5.7.3 and prior versions. Hitachi Energy Counterparty Settlement and Billing (CSB) 5.7.3 prior versions.
- Record
EUVD-2021-22164- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xg7j-hjr6-42q2
Improper Access Control vulnerability in the application authentication and authorization of...
Improper Access Control vulnerability in the application authentication and authorization of Hitachi Energy Retail Operations, Counterparty Settlement and Billing (CSB) allows an attacker to execute a modified signed Java Applet JAR file. A successful exploitation may lead to data extraction or modification of data inside the application. This issue affects: Hitachi Energy Retail Operations 5.7.3 and prior versions. Hitachi Energy Counterparty Settlement and Billing (CSB) 5.7.3 prior versions.
- Record
GHSA-xg7j-hjr6-42q2- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Access Control vulnerability in the application authentication and authorization of Hitachi Energy Retail Operations, Counterparty Settlement and Billing (CSB) allows an attacker to execute a modified signed Java Applet JAR file. A successful exploitation may lead to data extraction or modification of data inside the application. This issue affects: Hitachi Energy Retail Operations 5.7.3 and prior versions. Hitachi Energy Counterparty Settlement and Billing (CSB) 5.7.3 prior versions.
- Record
CVE-2021-35528- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.6 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-35528 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Hitachi Abb Power Grids Counterparty Settlement And Billing (csb), published November 17, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 17th percentile. No source names a fixed version.