CVE-2024-3982
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn attacker with local access to machine where MicroSCADA X SYS600 is installed, could enable the session logging supporting the product and try to exploit a session hijacking of an already established session. By default, the session logging level is not enabled and only users with administrator rights can enable it.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceIn MicroSCADA X SYS600, an attacker with local machine access and administrator privileges can enable the session logging feature (disabled by default) and hijack an established user session. This allows privilege escalation and unauthorized actions within the application context.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 10.0, < 10.6CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify MicroSCADA X SYS600 installation and versionLocate the SYS600 installation directory and check version information in the application metadata, About dialog, or version file typically found in the installation folder.Affected if Version is 10.0 or higher but lower than 10.6
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Confirm session logging feature statusAccess the SYS600 administrative interface and navigate to the session logging configuration panel. Check whether the session logging feature is currently enabled or disabled.Affected if Session logging is enabled (the vulnerability requires this feature to be turned on)
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Inspect session log filesBrowse the designated session log directory within the SYS600 installation for recently created or modified log files that would indicate active session recording.Affected if Session logs exist and show recent activity, suggesting the feature was enabled by an unauthorized user
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Review user session activityCheck the application audit logs or session management records for any administrative actions related to enabling session logging, especially those performed outside of expected maintenance windows.Affected if Audit logs show session logging was enabled by an account that should not have done so, or at an unexpected time
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Examine user privilege assignmentsReview the SYS600 user management interface to identify any unexpected changes to user privilege levels or unauthorized administrator account creation.Affected if Privileges were escalated or unauthorized admin accounts exist that were not created through legitimate processes
You are affected if MicroSCADA X SYS600 version 10.0 through 10.5.x is installed and the session logging feature has been enabled, allowing potential session hijacking.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped10.6
Restrict administrative access to the SYS600 host, monitor for unauthorized session logging enablement, and implement network-level controls to limit local access to critical engineering workstations.
MicroSCADA X SYS600 version 10.6
- 1. Schedule a maintenance window for the upgrade process
- 2. Create a complete backup of the current MicroSCADA X SYS600 configuration and data
- 3. Download MicroSCADA X SYS600 version 10.6 from Hitachi Energy's official portal or contact their support
- 4. Review the version 10.6 release notes and installation documentation
- 5. Run the version 10.6 installer on the target machine
- 6. Follow the upgrade wizard, selecting the upgrade option to preserve existing configuration
- 7. After installation completes, verify the version number matches 10.6
- 8. Test critical SCADA functions to ensure normal operation
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-3982 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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