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CVE-2024-3980 Hitachi Energy CVE debrief

CVE-2024-3980 is a critical vulnerability in Hitachi Energy MACH GWS where authenticated user input can control or influence file paths or file names used in filesystem operations. If abused, that could allow access to or modification of system files or other application-critical files. CISA published the advisory on 2025-02-25 and identified affected MACH GWS versions 2.1.0.0 and 2.2.0.0 through 3.3.0.0.

Vendor
Hitachi Energy
Product
MACH GWS
CVSS
CRITICAL 9.9
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2025-02-25
Original CVE updated
2025-02-25
Advisory published
2025-02-25
Advisory updated
2025-02-25

Who should care

Organizations operating Hitachi Energy MACH GWS, especially OT/ICS teams, administrators, and security staff responsible for version tracking, patching, and access control. Any environment running affected versions should treat this as a high-priority remediation item.

Technical summary

The advisory describes an authenticated input handling issue in MACH GWS filesystem operations: user-controlled values can influence path or filename selection. The result, if exploited, is unauthorized access to or modification of sensitive files. CISA’s CSAF lists affected products as MACH GWS version 2.1.0.0 and versions 2.2.0.0 to 2.4.0.0 and 3.0.0.0 to 3.3.0.0. The CVSS v3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H, scoring 9.9.

Defensive priority

Urgent. This is a network-reachable, authenticated vulnerability with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact in an industrial product. Prioritize patching and compensating controls before routine maintenance cycles.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Upgrade MACH GWS version 3.0.0.0 through 3.3.0.0 to 3.4.0.0.
  • For MACH GWS version 2.1.0.0, apply patches HF1 through HF6 sequentially as directed by the vendor.
  • For MACH GWS versions 2.2.0.0 through 2.4.0.0, apply patches HF3 through HF6 sequentially as directed by the vendor.
  • If upgrades or sequential patches are not immediately feasible, contact the local account team for vendor-provided mitigation guidance.
  • Restrict access to authenticated accounts and review which users can reach MACH GWS management functions.
  • Monitor for unexpected file access or modification activity in and around the MACH GWS installation path.
  • Validate remediation against the vendor advisory and record the affected version in asset inventory for future patch tracking.

Evidence notes

All factual claims are drawn from the supplied CISA CSAF source item and its referenced Hitachi Energy advisory. The source lists the affected versions, states that authenticated user input can influence file paths or file names used in filesystem operations, and recommends version-specific fixes or sequential hotfixes. The advisory publication date used here is 2025-02-25, matching the supplied CVE and source metadata.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2024-3980 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-3980

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2024-3980 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3980

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2025/icsa-25-133-03.json

    cisa_csaf

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-133-03

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-10-301-01

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://us-cert.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS-CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Cybersecurity_Best_Practices_for_Industrial_Control_Systems.pdf

    Reference

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.