What is CVE-2022-1778?

CVE-2022-1778 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hitachi Energy Microscada X Sys600, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-09-14.

How severe is CVE-2022-1778?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Hitachi Energy Microscada X Sys600

CVE-2022-1778

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Hitachi Energy MicroSCADA X SYS600 while reading a specific configuration file causes a buffer-overflow that causes a failure to start the SYS600. The configuration file can only be accessed by an…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (34.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Hitachi Energy Microscada X Sys600 — versions 10, 10.1, 10.1.1
Hitachienergy Microscada_x_sys600
Hitachienergy Sys600

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cybersecurity@hitachienergy.com (vendor-advisory)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1778?: CVE-2022-1778 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hitachi Energy Microscada X Sys600, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-09-14.
How severe is CVE-2022-1778?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.