CVE-2025-2514 | Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform

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.

Published: 2026-05-07 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-2514 is rated Low Risk (24.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.03%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-2514

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-07 0.03%

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-2514

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-2514

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2025-2514

GHSA-6g2f-5j4g-w6f4 · Severity: medium — Improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability in Hitachi Virtual...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-2514

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hitachi virtual_storage_one_block 23 cpe:2.3:a:hitachi:virtual_storage_one_block:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hitachi virtual_storage_one_block 24 cpe:2.3:a:hitachi:virtual_storage_one_block:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hitachi virtual_storage_one_block 26 cpe:2.3:a:hitachi:virtual_storage_one_block:26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hitachi virtual_storage_one_block 28 cpe:2.3:a:hitachi:virtual_storage_one_block:28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hitachi vsp_g130_firmware cpe:2.3:o:hitachi:vsp_g130_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hitachi vsp_g150_firmware cpe:2.3:o:hitachi:vsp_g150_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hitachi vsp_g350_firmware cpe:2.3:o:hitachi:vsp_g350_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hitachi vsp_g370_firmware cpe:2.3:o:hitachi:vsp_g370_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hitachi vsp_g700_firmware cpe:2.3:o:hitachi:vsp_g700_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hitachi vsp_g900_firmware cpe:2.3:o:hitachi:vsp_g900_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hitachi vsp_f350_firmware cpe:2.3:o:hitachi:vsp_f350_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hitachi vsp_f370_firmware cpe:2.3:o:hitachi:vsp_f370_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hitachi vsp_f700_firmware cpe:2.3:o:hitachi:vsp_f700_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hitachi vsp_f900_firmware cpe:2.3:o:hitachi:vsp_f900_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hitachi vsp_e390_firmware cpe:2.3:o:hitachi:vsp_e390_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hitachi vsp_e590_firmware cpe:2.3:o:hitachi:vsp_e590_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hitachi vsp_e790_firmware cpe:2.3:o:hitachi:vsp_e790_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hitachi vsp_e990_firmware cpe:2.3:o:hitachi:vsp_e990_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hitachi vsp_e1090_firmware cpe:2.3:o:hitachi:vsp_e1090_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hitachi vsp_e390h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:hitachi:vsp_e390h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hitachi vsp_e590h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:hitachi:vsp_e590h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hitachi vsp_e790h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:hitachi:vsp_e790h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hitachi vsp_e1090h_firmware cpe:2.3:o:hitachi:vsp_e1090h_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-2514

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