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Hitachi Energy RTU500 NULL Pointer Dereference (CVE-2026-32776)

🗓️ 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Libexpat NULL pointer dereference in Hitachi Energy RTU500 with IEC 61850 enabled, causing a denial of service; upgrade firmware.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(505380);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/06/18");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-32776");
  script_xref(name:"ICSA", value:"26-155-04");

  script_name(english:"Hitachi Energy RTU500 NULL Pointer Dereference (CVE-2026-32776)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"libexpat before 2.7.5 allows a NULL pointer dereference with empty
external parameter entity content, causing Denial of Service impact.

Product is only affected if IEC 61850 functionality is configured.

This plugin only works with Tenable.ot.
Please visit https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-ot for more information.");
  # https://publisher.hitachienergy.com/preview?DocumentID=8DBD000252&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?d21730e8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-155-04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade the RTU500 series CMU firmware to a fixed version (13.8.2, or
13.7.9 / 12.7.8 depending on the installed branch as listed in the
Hitachi Energy advisory) and apply the general mitigation factors and
workarounds described in the advisory.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-32776");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(476);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/05/26");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/05/26");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/06/17");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu520_firmware:12.7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu520_firmware:13.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu520_firmware:13.6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu520_firmware:13.7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu520_firmware:13.8.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu530_firmware:12.7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu530_firmware:13.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu530_firmware:13.6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu530_firmware:13.7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu530_firmware:13.8.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu540_firmware:12.7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu540_firmware:13.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu540_firmware:13.6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu540_firmware:13.7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu540_firmware:13.8.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu560_firmware:12.7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu560_firmware:13.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu560_firmware:13.6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu560_firmware:13.7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu560_firmware:13.8.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"former");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Tenable.ot");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("tenable_ot_api_integration.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Tenable.ot/ABB");

  exit(0);
}


include('tenable_ot_cve_funcs.inc');

get_kb_item_or_exit('Tenable.ot/ABB');

var asset = tenable_ot::assets::get(vendor:'ABB');

var vuln_cpes = {
    "cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu520_firmware:12.7" :
        {"versionStartIncluding" : "12.7.1", "versionEndIncluding" : "12.7.7", "family" : "AbbRTU500"},
    "cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu520_firmware:13.5" :
        {"versionStartIncluding" : "13.5.1", "versionEndIncluding" : "13.5.4", "family" : "AbbRTU500"},
    "cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu520_firmware:13.6" :
        {"versionStartIncluding" : "13.6.1", "versionEndIncluding" : "13.6.3", "family" : "AbbRTU500"},
    "cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu520_firmware:13.7" :
        {"versionStartIncluding" : "13.7.1", "versionEndIncluding" : "13.7.8", "family" : "AbbRTU500"},
    "cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu520_firmware:13.8.1" :
        {"versionStartIncluding" : "13.8.1", "versionEndIncluding" : "13.8.1", "family" : "AbbRTU500"},
    "cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu530_firmware:12.7" :
        {"versionStartIncluding" : "12.7.1", "versionEndIncluding" : "12.7.7", "family" : "AbbRTU500"},
    "cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu530_firmware:13.5" :
        {"versionStartIncluding" : "13.5.1", "versionEndIncluding" : "13.5.4", "family" : "AbbRTU500"},
    "cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu530_firmware:13.6" :
        {"versionStartIncluding" : "13.6.1", "versionEndIncluding" : "13.6.3", "family" : "AbbRTU500"},
    "cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu530_firmware:13.7" :
        {"versionStartIncluding" : "13.7.1", "versionEndIncluding" : "13.7.8", "family" : "AbbRTU500"},
    "cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu530_firmware:13.8.1" :
        {"versionStartIncluding" : "13.8.1", "versionEndIncluding" : "13.8.1", "family" : "AbbRTU500"},
    "cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu540_firmware:12.7" :
        {"versionStartIncluding" : "12.7.1", "versionEndIncluding" : "12.7.7", "family" : "AbbRTU500"},
    "cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu540_firmware:13.5" :
        {"versionStartIncluding" : "13.5.1", "versionEndIncluding" : "13.5.4", "family" : "AbbRTU500"},
    "cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu540_firmware:13.6" :
        {"versionStartIncluding" : "13.6.1", "versionEndIncluding" : "13.6.3", "family" : "AbbRTU500"},
    "cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu540_firmware:13.7" :
        {"versionStartIncluding" : "13.7.1", "versionEndIncluding" : "13.7.8", "family" : "AbbRTU500"},
    "cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu540_firmware:13.8.1" :
        {"versionStartIncluding" : "13.8.1", "versionEndIncluding" : "13.8.1", "family" : "AbbRTU500"},
    "cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu560_firmware:12.7" :
        {"versionStartIncluding" : "12.7.1", "versionEndIncluding" : "12.7.7", "family" : "AbbRTU500"},
    "cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu560_firmware:13.5" :
        {"versionStartIncluding" : "13.5.1", "versionEndIncluding" : "13.5.4", "family" : "AbbRTU500"},
    "cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu560_firmware:13.6" :
        {"versionStartIncluding" : "13.6.1", "versionEndIncluding" : "13.6.3", "family" : "AbbRTU500"},
    "cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu560_firmware:13.7" :
        {"versionStartIncluding" : "13.7.1", "versionEndIncluding" : "13.7.8", "family" : "AbbRTU500"},
    "cpe:/o:hitachienergy:rtu560_firmware:13.8.1" :
        {"versionStartIncluding" : "13.8.1", "versionEndIncluding" : "13.8.1", "family" : "AbbRTU500"}
};

tenable_ot::cve::compare_and_report(asset:asset, cpes:vuln_cpes, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);

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18 Jun 2026 00:00Current
7.2High risk
Vulners AI Score7.2
CVSS 3.14 - 5.5
EPSS0.00144
SSVC
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