CVE-2022-3864
A vulnerability exists in the Relion update package signature validation. A tampered update...
A vulnerability exists in the Relion update package signature validation. A tampered update package could cause the IED to restart. After restart the device is back to normal operation. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by first gaining access to the system with security privileges and attempt to update the IED with a malicious update package. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will cause the IED to restart, causing a temporary Denial of Service.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A vulnerability exists in the Relion update package signature validation. A tampered update package could cause the IED to restart. After restart the device is back to normal operation. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by first gaining access to the system with security privileges and attempt to update the IED with a malicious update package. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will cause the IED to restart, causing a temporary Denial of Service.
- Record
CVE-2022-3864- CVSS 3.1
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-347
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-43204
A vulnerability exists in the Relion update package signature validation. A tampered update package could cause the IED to restart. After restart the device is back to normal operation. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by first gaining access to the system with security privileges and attempt to update the IED with a malicious update package. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will cause the IED to restart, causing a temporary Denial of Service.
- Record
EUVD-2022-43204- CVSS 3.1
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5pj9-g7qw-3qwv
A vulnerability exists in the Relion update package signature validation. A tampered update...
A vulnerability exists in the Relion update package signature validation. A tampered update package could cause the IED to restart. After restart the device is back to normal operation. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by first gaining access to the system with security privileges and attempt to update the IED with a malicious update package. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will cause the IED to restart, causing a temporary Denial of Service.
- Record
GHSA-5pj9-g7qw-3qwv- CVSS 3.1
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-347
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability exists in the Relion update package signature validation. A tampered update package could cause the IED to restart. After restart the device is back to normal operation. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by first gaining access to the system with security privileges and attempt to update the IED with a malicious update package. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will cause the IED to restart, causing a temporary Denial of Service.
- Record
CVE-2022-3864- CVSS 3.1
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-347
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-3864 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.5) in Hitachi Energy Relion 670/650/sam600-io Series, published January 4, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.