CVE-2024-9928 Auth bypass in NSD570 Teleprotection Equipment
Attackers can brute-force login credentials on NSD570 equipment due to lack of attempt restrictions, leading to unauthorized system access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-9928?
CVE-2024-9928 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Hitachi Energy NSD570 Teleprotection Equipment, published on 26 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-307
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9928?
How do I fix CVE-2024-9928?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9928 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2024-9928 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9928 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-22pf-6rh7-89gj.