Hitachi Energy’s Shockingly Vulnerable Relion Series: A Denial-of-Service Comedy in Critical Infrastructure

A cyber vulnerability in Hitachi Energy’s Relion 670/650 and SAM600-IO series could lead to a denial-of-service attack. The issue involves resource allocation without limits. While no attacks have been reported, CISA advises on mitigation strategies. Keep your firewalls strong and your humor stronger, because a crash is no laughing matter!

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***Hold onto your hard hats, folks! Hitachi Energy’s Relion devices just got the cybersecurity equivalent of a rollercoaster ride. But don’t worry, they’ve got a patch for that!***

Key Points:

– Hitachi Energy’s Relion 670/650 and SAM600-IO devices have a vulnerability that could lead to denial-of-service.
– The vulnerability, CVE-2025-2403, involves improper prioritization of network traffic.
– Affected products include several versions of the Relion 650/670 and SAM600-IO series.
– The vulnerability has a CVSS v4 score of 8.7, meaning it’s serious business.
– Mitigation measures and updates are available, but no known public exploits have been reported.

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