CVE-2024-2617
A vulnerability exists in the RTU500 that allows for authenticated and authorized users to...
A vulnerability exists in the RTU500 that allows for authenticated and authorized users to bypass secure update,
if secure update feature was not enabled on all CMUs of a RTU500. If a malicious actor successfully exploits this vulnerability, they could use it to update the RTU500 with unsigned firmware.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A vulnerability exists in the RTU500 that allows for authenticated and authorized users to bypass secure update,
if secure update feature was not enabled on all CMUs of a RTU500. If a malicious actor successfully exploits this vulnerability, they could use it to update the RTU500 with unsigned firmware.
- Record
CVE-2024-2617- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-358
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-27566
A vulnerability exists in the RTU500 that allows for authenticated and authorized users to bypass secure update,
if secure update feature was not enabled on all CMUs of a RTU500. If a malicious actor successfully exploits this vulnerability, they could use it to update the RTU500 with unsigned firmware.
- Record
EUVD-2024-27566- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8rv2-8c5x-g54v
A vulnerability exists in the RTU500 that allows for authenticated and authorized users to...
A vulnerability exists in the RTU500 that allows for authenticated and authorized users to bypass secure update. If a malicious actor successfully exploits this vulnerability, they could use it to update the RTU500 with unsigned firmware.
- Record
GHSA-8rv2-8c5x-g54v- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-358
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability exists in the RTU500 that allows for authenticated and authorized users to bypass secure update,
if secure update feature was not enabled on all CMUs of a RTU500. If a malicious actor successfully exploits this vulnerability, they could use it to update the RTU500 with unsigned firmware.
- Record
CVE-2024-2617- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-358
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-2617 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Hitachi Energy Rtu500 Series Cmu Firmware, published April 30, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.67%, the 52nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.