ICSA-26-225-05

Vulnerability from csaf_cisa - Published: 2026-08-13 06:00 - Updated: 2026-08-13 06:00
Summary
ANDRITZ HIPASE-250 and 250 SCALA
Notes
Legal Notice and Terms of Use: This product is provided subject to this Notification (https://www.cisa.gov/notification) and this Privacy & Use policy (https://www.cisa.gov/privacy-policy).
Advisory Summary: Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to read data from the device or gain access to affected workstations.
Critical infrastructure sectors: Energy
Countries/areas deployed: Worldwide
Company headquarters location: Austria
Recommended Practices: CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of these vulnerabilities. Minimize network exposure for all control system devices and/or systems, ensuring they are not accessible from the internet. Locate control system networks and remote devices behind firewalls and isolating them from business networks. When remote access is required, use more secure methods, such as virtual private networks (VPNs), recognizing VPNs may have vulnerabilities and should be updated to the most current version available. Also recognize VPN is only as secure as the connected devices.
Recommended Practices: CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.
Recommended Practices: CISA also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS webpage on cisa.gov/ics. Several CISA products detailing cyber defense best practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.
Recommended Practices: CISA encourages organizations to implement recommended cybersecurity strategies for proactive defense of ICS assets.
Recommended Practices: Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS webpage at cisa.gov/ics in the technical information paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01B--Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies.
Recommended Practices: Organizations observing suspected malicious activity should follow established internal procedures and report findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.
Recommended Practices: No known public exploitation specifically targeting these vulnerabilities has been reported to CISA at this time.
CVE-2026-65309
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE-257 - Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format
Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
ANDRITZ HIPASE-250: <=7.20
ANDRITZ / HIPASE-250
 <=7.20
Vendor Fix fix
ANDRITZ 250 SCALA: <=7.20
ANDRITZ / 250 SCALA
 <=7.20
CVE-2026-65310
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE-306 - Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
ANDRITZ HIPASE-250: <=7.20
ANDRITZ / HIPASE-250
 <=7.20
Vendor Fix fix
ANDRITZ 250 SCALA: <=7.20
ANDRITZ / 250 SCALA
 <=7.20
CVE-2026-65311
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE-306 - Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
ANDRITZ HIPASE-250: <=7.20
ANDRITZ / HIPASE-250
 <=7.20
Vendor Fix fix
ANDRITZ 250 SCALA: <=7.20
ANDRITZ / 250 SCALA
 <=7.20
CVE-2026-65313
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE-798 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
ANDRITZ HIPASE-250: <=7.20
ANDRITZ / HIPASE-250
 <=7.20
Vendor Fix fix
ANDRITZ 250 SCALA: <=7.20
ANDRITZ / 250 SCALA
 <=7.20
References
Acknowledgments
NTCS OT Penetration Testing Team Duc Anh Nguyen Ta Duc Thien
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