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The facts control platform tag on WindowsForum.com follows Hitachi Energy's FACTS Control Platform and the security advisories affecting deployments that include its GWS component. Coverage centers on five disclosed vulnerabilities that could expose power-grid control environments to data exposure, system modification, session abuse, or unauthorized access when control networks are reachable by an attacker with an existing foothold. Discussion also notes CISA's September 17, 2026 republication of Hitachi Energy advisory 8DBD000229, originally issued July 28, and the fact that the same CVE cluster appeared earlier in other Hitachi Energy products using GWS-related software.
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    Hitachi FACTS Control GWS Flaws Affect 2020+ Deployments

    Hitachi Energy has disclosed that five known vulnerabilities affect its FACTS Control Platform deployments that include the company’s GWS component, putting certain power-grid control environments at risk of data exposure, system modification, session abuse, or unauthorized access if their...