CVE-2025-2514

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Improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability in Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G130, G150,

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 0.00016

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SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale

Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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This page is every public fact about CVE-2025-2514, cross-linked. Its job is to answer one question fast - does this need my attention now? - and then hand you the two things you do about it. Here is how an analyst reads it.

Triage: should I act now? Four signals, and they are not interchangeable:

CVSSseverity - how bad it is IF exploited, 0-10. A high CVSS alone is not urgency; a flaw can be a perfect 10 and never actually be attacked. EPSSprobability - a model’s estimate of the chance it is exploited in the next 30 days, 0-1. This is the “will it actually happen” signal. CISA KEVconfirmed - it is being exploited in the wild right now. The strongest signal on the page; KEV beats any score. Weaponisedavailability - public exploits / PoCs, and especially Metasploit modules rated Excellent / Great. Reliable, packaged exploit code means low-skill attackers can use it today.

How they combine: KEV, or a dependable Metasploit module, means patch now regardless of CVSS. High CVSS + low EPSS + no exploit is real but not an emergency - schedule it. Low CVSS but KEV-listed still gets patched now. The verdict above already weighed these for you; this is how it got there.

Then what - two workflows:

Detectwhen you cannot patch today, follow this CVE to the ATT&CK techniques it enables, then Build a SIEM detection (the green button) - author a rule, test it in Atomic, deploy it. That buys visibility while the patch waits. PatchAffected products / packages tell you if you are exposed; Fixed versions by distribution and Vendor advisories give the exact version that closes it.

Reading order for the panels below: verdict + badges, then Public exploits / Metasploit (is it weaponised), then ATT&CK techniques + Sigma / IDS rules (can I detect it), then Affected products / packages + Fixed versions (am I exposed, what patches it), then Threat actors / IOCs (who uses it), then Scoring & timeline / references (the evidence).

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ATT&CK techniques

Techniques this CVE enables - linked via CWECAPECATT&CK. High◆ = named directly in ATT&CK or Nuclei templates.

T1078 · Valid Accounts T1110.001 · Password Guessing T1110.003 · Password Spraying T1110.004 · Credential Stuffing T1558 · Steal or Forge Kerberos Tickets

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CAPEC attack patterns

Attack patterns this CVE enables - the bridge from weakness to ATT&CK technique.

CAPEC-CAPEC-16 · Dictionary-based Password Attack CAPEC-CAPEC-49 · Password Brute Forcing CAPEC-CAPEC-560 · Use of Known Domain Credentials CAPEC-CAPEC-565 · Password Spraying CAPEC-CAPEC-600 · Credential Stuffing CAPEC-CAPEC-652 · Use of Known Kerberos Credentials CAPEC-CAPEC-653 · Use of Known Operating System Credentials

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Weakness Classification

CWE-307Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

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Affected Products & Versions

hitachi virtual storage one blockall versions
hitachi vsp g130 firmwareall versions
hitachi vsp g150 firmwareall versions
hitachi vsp g350 firmwareall versions
hitachi vsp g370 firmwareall versions
hitachi vsp g700 firmwareall versions
hitachi vsp g900 firmwareall versions
hitachi vsp f350 firmwareall versions
Show all 20 affected productshitachi vsp f370 firmwareall versions
hitachi vsp f700 firmwareall versions
hitachi vsp f900 firmwareall versions
hitachi vsp e390 firmwareall versions
hitachi vsp e590 firmwareall versions
hitachi vsp e790 firmwareall versions
hitachi vsp e990 firmwareall versions
hitachi vsp e1090 firmwareall versions
hitachi vsp e390h firmwareall versions
hitachi vsp e590h firmwareall versions
hitachi vsp e790h firmwareall versions
hitachi vsp e1090h firmwareall versions

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Scoring & Timeline

5.3

MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · [email protected]

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Attack Vector

Network Adjacent Local Physical

Attack Complexity

Low High

Privileges Required

None Low High

User Interaction

None Required

Scope

Unchanged Changed

Confidentiality

None Low High

Integrity

None Low High

Availability

None Low High

Published to NVD07 May 2026 · 09:16 AM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment

Exploitation

none

Automatable

yes

Technical impact

partial

SSVC asks the questions that actually drive patch urgency: is it being exploited, can attacks be automated, and how total is the impact.

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

https://www.hitachi.com/products/it/storage-solutions/sec_info/2026/2026_306.htmlVendor Advisory