CVE-2021-27196
Specially Crafted IEC 61850 Protocol Sequence Vulnerability
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 74th percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Hitachi ABB Power Grids Relion 670 Series, Relion 670/650 Series, Relion 670/650/SAM600-IO, Relion 650, REB500, RTU500 Series, FOX615 (TEGO1), MSM, GMS600, PWC600 allows an attacker with access to the IEC 61850 network with knowledge of how to reproduce the attack, as well as the IP addresses of the different IEC 61850 access points (of IEDs/products), to force the device to reboot, which renders the device inoperable for approximately 60 seconds. This vulnerability affects only products with IEC 61850 interfaces. This issue affects: Hitachi ABB Power Grids Relion 670 Series 1.1; 1.2.3 versions prior to 1.2.3.20; 2.0 versions prior to 2.0.0.13; 2.1; 2.2.2 versions prior to 2.2.2.3; 2.2.3 versions prior to 2.2.3.2. Hitachi ABB Power Grids Relion 670/650 Series 2.2.0 versions prior to 2.2.0.13. Hitachi ABB Power Grids Relion 670/650/SAM600-IO 2.2.1 versions prior to 2.2.1.6. Hitachi ABB Power Grids Relion 650 1.1; 1.2; 1.3 versions prior to 1.3.0.7. Hitachi ABB Power Grids REB500 7.3; 7.4; 7.5; 7.6; 8.2; 8.3. Hitachi ABB Power Grids RTU500 Series 7.x version 7.x and prior versions; 8.x version 8.x and prior versions; 9.x version 9.x and prior versions; 10.x version 10.x and prior versions; 11.x version 11.x and prior versions; 12.x version 12.x and prior versions. Hitachi ABB Power Grids FOX615 (TEGO1) R1D02 version R1D02 and prior versions. Hitachi ABB Power Grids MSM 2.1.0 versions prior to 2.1.0. Hitachi ABB Power Grids GMS600 1.3.0 version 1.3.0 and prior versions. Hitachi ABB Power Grids PWC600 1.0 versions prior to 1.0.1.4; 1.1 versions prior to 1.1.0.1.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
1.6% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 74th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
5 events over 1256 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Scored 7.5 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
- Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
- Initial AccessT1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationlow confidence
Sources
References in the record
- search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK107991A8932&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
- search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK107991A8934&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
- search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK107991A8936&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch
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