CVE-2026-13162

HIGH CVSS 4.0: 7.7
Updated Oct 27, 2026
Hitachi Energy
Parameter Value
CVSS 7.7 (HIGH)
Type CWE-78 (OS Command Injection)
Vendor Hitachi Energy
Public PoC No

An OS command vulnerability exists in CoreTec product that allows authenticated users with certain roles to execute arbitrary system commands with full control over the device. The vulnerability exists in the configuration daemon's time synchronization handler, which is responsible for setting the system time-zone. When processing time-zone configuration updates, the daemon constructs a shell command by concatenating user-supplied input without any sanitization or validation.

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Network
Can be exploited remotely
Attack Complexity
High
Difficult to exploit
Attack Requirements
None
No additional conditions
Privileges Required
Low
Basic privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed

Impact Assessment

Confidentiality
High
Complete data leak
Integrity
High
Complete data modification
Availability
High
Complete denial of service

CVSS Vector v4.0

Weakness Type (CWE)

Vulnerable Products

hitachi energy:coretec 4 hitachi energy:coretec 5