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Hitachi Energy APM Edge Product: 2 CVEs, High 8.8

High 8.8 Oil & gas relevant ICSA-26-225-04 · Published Aug 13, 2026

Summary

CISA reports 2 vulnerabilities in Hitachi Energy APM Edge. Weakness types: Write-what-where Condition, Out-of-bounds Write. Hitachi Energy is aware of Dirty Frag vulnerabilities that affect APM Edge product versions listed in this document. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could result in impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability of the product. Highest CVSS v3 score: 8.8 (High), not remotely exploitable per its CVSS vector.

What to do: Prioritize: Disable the esp4 and esp6 modules [2]
Why this matters for oil & gas: Hitachi Energy (RTUs, MicroSCADA, substation/pipeline power) supplies oil & gas electrical infrastructure.

At a glance

Vendor
Hitachi Energy
Products
APM Edge
CVEs
CVE-2026-43284, CVE-2026-43500
Highest CVSS v3
8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Highest CVSS v4
–
Known exploited (KEV)
No CVE from this advisory is on the KEV list as of the last refresh
Sectors (per CISA)
Energy
Deployed
Worldwide
Vendor HQ
Switzerland

Vulnerabilities

CVEWeaknessCVSS v3CVSS v4KEVDescription (from advisory)
CVE-2026-43284Write-what-where Condition8.8–NoCVE-2026-43284
CVE-2026-43500Out-of-bounds Write7.8–NoCVE-2026-43500

Affected products (1)

Vendor fixes and mitigations (from advisory)

Also apply CISA's standard ICS practices: minimize network exposure, keep control networks behind firewalls and isolated from business networks, and use up-to-date secure remote access.

Sources

This page is generated automatically from the CISA advisory text. It is not a substitute for the vendor's guidance; verify affected versions and fixes at the source before making changes to control systems.

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