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Medium 6.9Published May 26, 2026

CVE-2026-8479IEC 60870-5-104 used in bidirectional mode in RTU500 is vulnerable for a NULL pointer dereferencing, if a specially crafted sequence of messages is sent for a certain time, causing Denial of Service…

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It affects Hitachi Energy RTU500 series CMU firmware. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

IEC 60870-5-104 used in bidirectional mode in RTU500 is vulnerable for a NULL pointer dereferencing, if a specially crafted sequence of messages is sent for a certain time, causing Denial of Service impact. Product is only affected if IEC 60870-5-104 functionality in bidirectional mode (BCI) is configured.

CVSS
6.9 MEDIUM (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-476
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
Hitachi Energy
NVD analysis
Deferred
Record last updated
May 26, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
Hitachi Energy RTU500 series CMU firmware
hitachi_energy:rtu500_series_cmu_firmware (from the name)
from 12.7.1 through 12.7.7; from 13.5.1 through 13.5.4; from 13.6.1 through 13.6.3; from 13.7.1 through 13.7.8; 13.8.1
CNA record

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The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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