CVE-2026-13162 (GCVE-0-2026-13162)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-27 11:50 – Updated: 2026-10-27 11:50
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Summary
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.
Severity
7.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-78 - Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS command injection')
Assigner
Hitachi Energy CNA
CNA scorecard C 69/100 over 15 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Hitachi Energy CoreTec 5 Affected: 3.0.0 , ≤ 5.0.0 (custom)
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Hitachi Energy CoreTec 4 Affected: 3.0.0 , ≤ 3.4.0 (custom)
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