CVE-2022-28614 Hitachi Energy CVE debrief

Who should care

Administrators and operators responsible for Hitachi Energy Service Suite deployments, especially environments where the service is network reachable. OT and industrial control system teams should coordinate remediation through normal change-control processes.

Technical summary

The advisory maps CVE-2022-28614 to Hitachi Energy Service Suite versions 9.8.1.3 and below and describes the issue as Apache HTTP Server 2.4 vulnerabilities. The provided CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N, which corresponds to a remotely reachable issue requiring no privileges or user interaction and limited confidentiality impact. The vendor remediation is to update to version 9.8.1.4.

Defensive priority

Medium. Plan remediation promptly, with higher urgency for any exposed or network-accessible deployments. In OT environments, schedule the update through approved maintenance windows and verify compatibility before rollout.

Recommended defensive actions

• Upgrade Hitachi Energy Service Suite to version 9.8.1.4 or later.
• Inventory all Service Suite deployments and confirm which are at version 9.8.1.3 or below.
• If immediate upgrading is not possible, reduce exposure by limiting network access to the affected service and monitoring for abnormal access.
• Use change-control and validation steps appropriate for industrial control environments before and after patching.
• Cross-check the vendor and CISA advisories for any deployment-specific guidance or prerequisites.

Evidence notes

Primary evidence comes from CISA’s CSAF advisory ICSA-25-133-01, which names Hitachi Energy Service Suite versions 9.8.1.3 and below as affected and cites Apache HTTP Server 2.4 vulnerabilities. The vendor reference included in the advisory lists version 9.8.1.4 as the fix. The supplied CVSS vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

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