What is CVE-2021-40341?

CVE-2021-40341 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hitachi Energy Foxman-un, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2023-01-05.

How severe is CVE-2021-40341?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Hitachi Energy Foxman-un

CVE-2021-40341

DES cipher, which has inadequate encryption strength, is used Hitachi Energy FOXMAN-UN to encrypt user credentials used to access the Network Elements. Successful exploitation allows sensitive information to be decrypted easily. This issue…

EPSS: 0.001 (0.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Hitachi Energy Foxman-un — versions FOXMAN-UN R16A, FOXMAN-UN R15B, FOXMAN-UN R15A
Hitachi Energy Unem — versions UNEM R16A, UNEM R15B, UNEM R15A
Hitachienergy Foxman-un — versions r9c, r10c, r11a
Hitachienergy Unem — versions r9c, r10c, r11a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-326 — Inadequate Encryption Strength

References

cybersecurity@hitachienergy.com (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
cybersecurity@hitachienergy.com (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40341?: CVE-2021-40341 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hitachi Energy Foxman-un, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2023-01-05.
How severe is CVE-2021-40341?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.