{"id":"CVE-2021-40341","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2021-40341","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T17:45:05.392Z","title":"Successful exploitation allows sensitive information to be decrypted easily.","description":"DES cipher, which has inadequate encryption strength, is used Hitachi Energy FOXMAN-UN to encrypt user credentials used to access the Network Elements. Successful exploitation allows sensitive information to be decrypted easily. This issue affects \n\n\n\n  *  FOXMAN-UN product: FOXMAN-UN R16A, FOXMAN-UN R15B, FOXMAN-UN R15A, FOXMAN-UN R14B, FOXMAN-UN R14A, FOXMAN-UN R11B, FOXMAN-UN R11A, FOXMAN-UN R10C, FOXMAN-UN R9C; \n  *  UNEM product: UNEM R16A, UNEM R15B, UNEM R15A, UNEM R14B, UNEM R14A, UNEM R11B, UNEM R11A, UNEM R10C, UNEM R9C.\n\n\n\n\nList of CPEs: \n  *  cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R16A:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\n  *  cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R15B:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\n  *  cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R15A:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\n  *  cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R14B:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\n  *  cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R14A:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\n  *  cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R11B:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\n  *  cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R11A:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\n  *  cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R10C:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\n  *  cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R9C:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\n  *  cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R16A:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\n  *  cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R15B:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\n  *  cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R15A:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\n  *  cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R14B:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\n  *  cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R14A:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\n  *  cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R11B:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\n  *  cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R11A:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\n  *  cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R10C:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\n  *  cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R9C:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\n\n\n\n","published":"2023-01-05T22:15:09.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T04:06:46.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cybersecurity@hitachienergy.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":5.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-326"],"affected":["hitachienergy/foxman-un","hitachienergy/unem"],"epss":{"score":0.00087,"percentile":0.0033,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.09%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=8DBD000083&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch","tags":["Mitigation","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cybersecurity@hitachienergy.com"},{"url":"https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=8DBD000084&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch","tags":["Mitigation","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cybersecurity@hitachienergy.com"},{"url":"https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=8DBD000083&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch","tags":["Mitigation","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=8DBD000084&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch","tags":["Mitigation","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40341","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}