CVE-2025-1037

Root shell access via privileged scripts and executables

Published Oct 28, 2025 · Updated Oct 28, 2025

Privilege escalation in Hitachi Energy TropOS 4th Gen 8.7.0.0 through 8.9.6.0 allows remote authenticated users to obtain a root shell. A vendor-undisclosed set of scripts and executables runs selected commands as root from an unprivileged shell after minor configuration changes enable unrestricted SSH. Access requires low privileges, an existing user-level shell, and an adjacent network position; successful exploitation grants unrestricted root control.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Hitachi Energy TropOS 4th Gen 8.7.0.0 through 8.9.6.0 allows remote authenticated users to obtain a root shell. A vendor-undisclosed set of scripts and executables runs selected commands as root from an unprivileged shell after minor configuration changes enable unrestricted SSH. Access requires low privileges, an existing user-level shell, and an adjacent network position; successful exploitation grants unrestricted root control.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-1037
Published
Oct 28, 2025
Updated
Oct 28, 2025
Vendor
Hitachi Energy
Product
TropOS 4th Gen
Classifications
CWE-269, T1068
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 28, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 28, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=8.7.0.0 <=8.9.6.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Hitachi Energy · TropOS 4th Genversion=8.7.0.0 <=8.9.6.0

Published CVSS scores

8.0Hitachi EnergyCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.5Hitachi EnergyCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

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-269Improper Privilege Management
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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