CVE-2024-2378

Authenticated privilege escalation

Published Apr 30, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Incorrect authorization in Hitachi Energy MicroSCADA X SDM600 before 1.3.4 allows remote authenticated users to escalate privileges. Hitachi Energy has not disclosed which web-authentication operation fails to enforce the caller's assigned authorization. Exploitation requires an authenticated low-privilege account and adjacent-network access; successful attacks gain unauthorized system access.

CVSS severity8.0
High
EPSS probability0.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect authorization in Hitachi Energy MicroSCADA X SDM600 before 1.3.4 allows remote authenticated users to escalate privileges. Hitachi Energy has not disclosed which web-authentication operation fails to enforce the caller's assigned authorization. Exploitation requires an authenticated low-privilege account and adjacent-network access; successful attacks gain unauthorized system access.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-2378
Published
Apr 30, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Hitachi Energy
Product
MicroSCADA X SDM600
Classifications
CWE-863, CAPEC-233, T1068
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 30, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0 <1.3.4.572
  2. Affected versionversion=1.x <1.3.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Hitachi Energy · MicroSCADA X SDM600version=1.0 <1.3.4.572; version=1.x <1.3.4

Published CVSS scores

8.0Hitachi EnergyCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
CAPEC-233Privilege Escalation
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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