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CVE-2025-2514 — Hitachi Vsp E1090H Firmware security vulnerability

Medium CVSS 5.3

Improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability in Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G130, G150, G350, G370, G700, G900, F350, F370, F700, F900, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform E390, E590, E790, E990, E1090, E390H, E590H, E790H, E1090H, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform One Block 23, One Block 24, One Block 26, One Block 28. This issue affects Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G130, G150, G350, G370, G700, G900, F350, F370, F700, F900, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform E390, E590, E790, E990, E1090, E390H, E590H, E790H, E1090H, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform One Block 23, One Block 24, One Block 26, One Block 28 : before DKCMAIN Ver 88-08-16-xx/00, GUM Ver. 88-08-20/00, before DKCMAIN Ver 93-07-26-xx/00, GUM Ver. 93-07-26/00, before DKCMAIN Ver A3-04-02-xx/00, EMS Ver. A3-04-02/00, before DKCMAIN Ver A3-03-41-xx/00, EMS Ver. A3-03-41/00, before DKCMAIN Ver A3-03-03-xx/00, EMS Ver. A3-03-02/00.

Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.3 (3.1)
Published
2026-05-07
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-307

Affected products

  • hitachi / vsp_e1090h_firmware
  • hitachi / vsp_e790h_firmware
  • hitachi / vsp_e590h_firmware
  • hitachi / vsp_e390h_firmware
  • hitachi / vsp_e1090_firmware
  • hitachi / vsp_e990_firmware

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Matched remediation archetype

Authentication bypass and missing authentication

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Check exposure

  • Map every affected endpoint and protocol path, including alternate ports, legacy routes, recovery flows, service accounts, and machine-to-machine access.
  • Confirm which deployments enable the affected authentication mode and whether the interface is reachable from untrusted networks.
  • Review session, token, credential, and proxy trust configuration without attempting account takeover.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the supported fix and centralize fail-closed authentication before protected request handling.
  • Remove default or embedded credentials, rotate affected secrets and sessions, and bind authentication decisions to the intended audience and channel.
  • Add negative tests for alternate routes, malformed or absent credentials, recovery flows, and proxy-derived identity.

Authoritative sources

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