CVE-2019-9262 Hitachi Energy CVE debrief

Who should care

Organizations using Hitachi Energy Asset Suite AnyWhere for Inventory (AWI) Android mobile app versions 11.5 or earlier, especially operators and administrators responsible for industrial or operational environments. Security teams should also review any mobile-device management, application deployment, and network exposure that could place the affected app within reach of untrusted content or users.

Technical summary

The advisory describes an out-of-bounds write in the MPEG4Extractor component of the media extractor. The CVSS vector (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) indicates network reachability, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction required. If successfully exploited, the flaw could result in remote code execution and impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The source material does not provide exploit conditions beyond the media processing path or any vendor-provided fixed build information.

Defensive priority

High

Recommended defensive actions

• Apply the vendor and CISA mitigation guidance identified as General Mitigation Factors/Workarounds for the affected product.
• Review the Hitachi Energy advisory and confirm whether your deployed Asset Suite AWI Android app version is 11.5 or earlier.
• Reduce exposure of affected mobile applications and the systems they connect to using ICS defense-in-depth and recommended practices.
• Use CISA ICS recommended practices to harden affected environments, including access control and segmentation where appropriate.
• Monitor vendor and CISA channels for any updated remediation guidance or fixed releases if you have not already done so.

Evidence notes

This debrief is based only on the supplied CISA CSAF source item, the vendor reference, and the official CVE/NVD links. The source text identifies the affected product as Hitachi Energy Asset Suite AnyWhere for Inventory (AWI) Android mobile app versions 11.5 (awi_11.5_armv7) and earlier, while the advisory title and product family reference Asset Suite / Asset Suite 9 series. No KEV entry, ransomware association, or specific fixed version is present in the provided data. The severity and attack characteristics are taken from the supplied CVSS vector and score.

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