CVE-2025-0976

4.7 MEDIUM

📋 TL;DR

This CVE describes an information exposure vulnerability in Hitachi Ops Center API Configuration Manager and Hitachi Configuration Manager. The vulnerability allows unauthorized access to sensitive information through the affected software. Organizations using vulnerable versions of these Hitachi management products are affected.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • Hitachi Ops Center API Configuration Manager
  • Hitachi Configuration Manager
Versions: Hitachi Ops Center API Configuration Manager: 10.0.0-00 to before 11.0.4-00; Hitachi Configuration Manager: 8.6.1-00 to before 11.0.5-00
Operating Systems: Not specified in CVE
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: Affects both products in their default configurations according to the advisory.

📦 What is this software?

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Attackers could access sensitive configuration data, credentials, or system information that could be used for further attacks against the managed infrastructure.

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Likely Case

Unauthorized users accessing sensitive configuration information that could reveal system architecture details or potentially lead to credential exposure.

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If Mitigated

Limited exposure of non-critical information with proper network segmentation and access controls in place.

🌐 Internet-Facing: MEDIUM with brief explanation
🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM with brief explanation

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No
Weaponized: UNKNOWN
Unauthenticated Exploit: ✅ No
Complexity: MEDIUM

CWE-532 typically involves information leakage through log files or error messages, suggesting exploitation requires some system interaction.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Hitachi Ops Center API Configuration Manager: 11.0.4-00 or later; Hitachi Configuration Manager: 11.0.5-00 or later

Vendor Advisory: https://www.hitachi.com/products/it/software/security/info/vuls/hitachi-sec-2026-110/index.html

Restart Required: Yes

Instructions:

1. Download the appropriate patch from Hitachi support portal. 2. Backup current configuration. 3. Apply the patch following Hitachi's installation guide. 4. Restart the affected services. 5. Verify the update was successful.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Network Segmentation

all

Restrict network access to the affected management interfaces to only authorized administrative networks.

Access Control Enhancement

all

Implement strict authentication and authorization controls for accessing the management interfaces.

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Implement strict network segmentation to isolate the management interfaces from untrusted networks
  • Enhance monitoring and logging of access to the affected management interfaces

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check the software version in the product administration interface or configuration files against the affected version ranges.

Check Version:

Check through product administration interface or consult Hitachi documentation for version verification commands.

Verify Fix Applied:

Verify the installed version is 11.0.4-00 or later for Ops Center API Configuration Manager, or 11.0.5-00 or later for Hitachi Configuration Manager.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Unusual access patterns to management interfaces
  • Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by information access

Network Indicators:

  • Unusual traffic to management ports from unauthorized sources
  • Information disclosure in HTTP responses

SIEM Query:

Search for access to management interface endpoints from unauthorized IP addresses or user accounts.

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