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CVE-2021-40333: hitachi energy fox61x Weak Password Requirements

CVSS: 9.0v3.1CriticalModified
Published 02-12-2021Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-40333 is a critical (CVSS 9.0) Weak Password Requirements vulnerability in hitachi energy fox61x. EPSS estimates a 0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.0/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.66%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 02-12-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Weak Password Requirements vulnerability in Hitachi Energy FOX61x, XCM20 allows an attacker to gain unauthorized access to the Data Communication Network (DCN) routing configuration. This issue affects: Hitachi Energy FOX61x versions prior to R15A. Hitachi Energy XCM20 versions prior to R15A.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.66%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

50%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.02 pp

From 0.63% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.66%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Hitachi energy2 products
Hitachienergy2 products

2 vendors · 4 products

References

2 links