Vulnerability in Hitachi Energy Nsd570 Teleprotection Equipment
CVE-2024-9928
A vulnerability exists in NSD570 login panel that does not restrict excessive authentication attempts. If exploited, this could cause account takeover and unauthorized access to the system when an attacker conducts brute-force attacks against the equipment login. Note that the system supports only one concurrent session and implements a delay of more than a second between failed login attempts making it difficult to automate the attacks.
EPSS: 0.004 (31.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Hitachi Energy Nsd570 Teleprotection Equipment — versions 1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cybersecurity@hitachienergy.com (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-9928?
- CVE-2024-9928 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hitachi Energy Nsd570 Teleprotection Equipment, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-11-26.
- How severe is CVE-2024-9928?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.