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CVE-2026-13162

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 exist

Hitachi Energy CoreTec 5
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CVSS
7.7High
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)No scoreNo FIRST EPSS score in this snapshot yet
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version yet
Published27 Oct 2026Updated 27 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

No source in this snapshot names a fixed version.

Description

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.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 2

  • CoreTec 5affected: 3.0.0 through 5.0.0CVE List
  • CoreTec 4affected: 3.0.0 through 3.4.0CVE List

References 1