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CVE-2024-2617 — Hitachi Energy RTU500 series CMU firmware

CVSS v3.1 7.2 (HIGH) · EPSS 0.0% (higher than 6.7% of all scored CVEs) · Priority 3.9/10 · Published 2024-04-30

As of 2026-03-04, CVE-2024-2617 is a HIGH-severity vulnerability in Hitachi Energy RTU500 series CMU firmware, CVSS v3.1 7.2, EPSS 0.0% (6.7th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 2 tracked threat campaigns to CVE-2024-2617, most recently “Kaspersky ICS-CERT Q1 2026 Review: Sandworm/Static Tundra Wiper Hits Polish Energy Grid, Suspected Iran Intrusion at NCBJ Nuclear Centre, Void Manticore's Handala Persona Wipes 200,000 Stryker Devices, DragonForce Ransomware Disrupts Hazeldenes Poultry”.

Last updated: 2026-03-04

What is CVE-2024-2617?

A vulnerability exists in the RTU500 that allows for authenticated and authorized users to bypass secure update, if secure update feature was not enabled on all CMUs of a RTU500. If a malicious actor successfully exploits this vulnerability, they could use it to update the RTU500 with unsigned firmware.

The record classifies CVE-2024-2617 under weakness class CWE-358. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs high-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 866 days ago.

Severity and exploitation probability

CVSS v3.1 base score
7.2 — HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (FIRST)
0.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6.7% of all scored CVEs
CISA KEV
Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Threadlinqs priority
3.9/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
Published
2024-04-30, last modified 2026-03-04

Is CVE-2024-2617 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 7 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

Affected products and versions

How to fix CVE-2024-2617

The record marks a vendor fix as available for CVE-2024-2617. Patch reference: https://www.hitrontech.com/support/. Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.

Threat activity tracking CVE-2024-2617

2 tracked threats in the Threadlinqs corpus reference CVE-2024-2617, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

Sources

Seeded from nvd and not yet processed by the Threadlinqs enrichment pipeline, so blank CVSS, EPSS or KEV fields above mean NOT MEASURED rather than measured-absent.

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