CVE-2026-8479

IEC 60870-5-104 used in bidirectional mode in RTU500 is vulnerable for a NULL pointer dereferencing, if a specially crafted sequence of messages is sent for a certain time, causing Denial of Service impact. Product is only affected if IEC 60870-5-104 functionality in bidirectional mode (BCI) is configured.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://publisher.hitachienergy.com/preview?DocumentID=8DBD000252&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch

Configurations

No configuration.

History

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Information

Published : 2026-05-26 14:16

Updated : 2026-07-23 11:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-8479

Mitre link : CVE-2026-8479

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-8479

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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