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Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Reach exposed JP1/AJS3 service port
  2. Delivery
    Send crafted oversized input
  3. Exploit
    Overflow stack buffer (CWE-121)
  4. Execution
    Execute code as JP1 service
  5. Impact
    Full host compromise

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Stack buffer bounds checking
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

The fixed version is 13-50-31 for all branches; affected are JP1/AJS3 - Manager and - Agent (from 10-00/11-00 per source, before 13-50-31) and JP1/AJS3 - Agent Minimal Edition (11-50 before 13-50-31). The CVSS vector indicates remote, low-complexity exploitation with no authentication (PR:N) and no user interaction against the affected JP1/AJS3 services, but the available sources do not describe the exact feature, protocol, message, or network port that triggers the stack overflow, so the precise prerequisite cannot be stated. The practical limiting factor is network reachability: JP1/AJS3 Manager and Agent are internal job-management components typically deployed on segmented operations networks rather than internet-facing, which constrains exposure; whether any non-default configuration is required is not stated in the sources.

Impact

Severity signals and exploitation signals diverge here and the gap should drive prioritization. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), describing a network-reachable, low-complexity flaw needing no privileges or user interaction and yielding full confidentiality, integrity and availability loss - consistent with a stack-based buffer overflow (CWE-121) leading to remote code execution. Against that, the EPSS score is only 0.52% (44th percentile), indicating a low modeled probability of exploitation in the near term, and there is no CISA KEV listing and no public exploit or PoC reference in the supplied data, so exploitation status is: no public exploit identified at time of analysis. The vuln.today Decision label is act_now, which - together with the maximal CVSS and a vendor-supplied patch - makes this a remediate-now item despite the modest EPSS; the low EPSS most plausibly reflects that JP1/AJS3 is an internal enterprise scheduler with limited external attack surface and no weaponized code yet, not that the flaw is low-impact. Importantly, the supplied sources do not describe how the overflow is triggered (which component, port, protocol or message), so the real-world reachability of the network vector cannot be independently confirmed from this data and should be verified against Hitachi advisory hitachi-sec-2026-140. In short: treat as a genuine high priority because of the act_now decision and critical RCE profile, while recognizing the low EPSS and absent public exploit mean this is not yet observed mass exploitation.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with network reachability to an exposed JP1/AJS3 Manager or Agent service sends a crafted oversized input that overflows a stack buffer in the affected component, corrupting the stack to achieve remote code execution with the privileges of the JP1 service. Because the CVSS vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, no authentication or user interaction is indicated as required, though the specific trigger is not described in the available sources. No public exploit or PoC has been identified at time of analysis.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
Patch available 0.5% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 28, 2026

Stack-based buffer overflow (CWE-121) in Hitachi JP1/Automatic Job Management System 3 - Manager, - Agent, and - Agent Minimal Edition lets remote attackers crash or potentially execute code in the context of the JP1/AJS3 service, with a vendor-assigned CVSS of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N). Affected builds are Manager and Agent from 10-00/11-00 up to, but not including, 13-50-31, plus Agent Minimal Edition from 11-50 before 13-50-31; Hitachi has released 13-50-31 as the fix for all three branches. Severity signals and exploitation signals diverge: EPSS is only 0.52% (44th percentile) and no public exploit or KEV listing was identified at time of analysis, yet the vulnerability is remotely reachable with no authentication or user interaction, so vuln.today priority is act_now - the practical exposure limiter being that JP1/AJS3 components normally sit on segmented internal operations networks rather than the internet.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: upgrade JP1/Automatic Job Management System 3 - Manager and - Agent to 13-50-31 or later, and JP1/AJS3 - Agent Minimal Edition from 11-50 to 13-50-31 or later; 13-50-31 is the single fixed version covering all listed branches. Obtain the update through Hitachi's advisory at https://www.hitachi.com/products/it/software/security/info/vuls/hitachi-sec-2026-140/index.html, which lists the supported product versions and any per-product update program. Because exploitation requires network reachability with no authentication or user interaction, until every Manager, Agent and Agent Minimal Edition node is on 13-50-31, limit exposure by restricting which hosts can reach JP1/AJS3 service ports to trusted scheduler and agent peers via firewall and ACL rules - the trade-off is that legitimate agents or managers added during the interim will need explicit allow-list entries. Prioritize internet-adjacent or multi-tenant segments first: although EPSS is low at 0.52% and no public exploit was identified at time of analysis, the act_now decision label and 9.8 severity justify treating this as an urgent upgrade rather than a deferred one, since a remote unauthenticated crash-to-code-execution primitive against a scheduling manager can disrupt or hijack scheduled jobs across the estate.

Affected VersionsENISA

JP1/Automatic Job Management System 3 - Agent 10-00 <13-50-31
JP1/Automatic Job Management System 3 - Manager 10-00 <13-50-31
JP1/Automatic Job Management System 3 - Agent Minimal Edition 11-50 <13-50-31

Affected Packages

euvd jp1_automatic_job_management_system_3_agent fix: 13-50-31
euvd jp1_automatic_job_management_system_3_agent_minimal_edition fix: 13-50-31
euvd jp1_automatic_job_management_system_3_manager fix: 13-50-31

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 3 packages in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

JP1/Automatic Job Management System 3 (JP1/AJS3) is Hitachi's enterprise job scheduling and automation suite, where Manager nodes schedule and dispatch work and Agent nodes execute jobs, communicating over the vendor's job-management protocols between hosts. The flaw is classified CWE-121, stack-based buffer overflow: data written past a fixed-size stack buffer corrupts adjacent stack memory such as saved control data, and with the standard stack layout this can redirect execution or at minimum terminate the process. Per the assessed vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, the overflow is reachable over the network by an unauthenticated remote party with no user interaction and low attack complexity, and the scope is unchanged, meaning impact stays within the JP1/AJS3 process. The sources do not describe which feature, protocol message, parser, or listening port is the entry point, so the precise triggering prerequisite cannot be stated from available evidence; the only characterized constraint is that the affected Manager, Agent and Agent Minimal Edition components are customarily deployed on internal, segmented operations networks, which limits internet-scale exposure.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Hitachi) PRIMARY 9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 9.8 CRITICAL

Aligns with the vendor vector: a network-reachable stack overflow with no stated auth or interaction giving full RCE-level impact; the trigger mechanism is not described, so AC:L and PR:N are taken from the supplied vector.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Hitachi).

CVSS VectorVendor: Hitachi

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Oct 27, 2026 - 10:01 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 27, 2026 - 09:37 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in JP1/Automatic Job Management System 3.

This issue affects JP1/Automatic Job Management System 3 - Manager: from 11-00 before 13-50-31; JP1/Automatic Job Management System 3 - Agent: from 11-00 before 13-50-31.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

A critical remote code execution vulnerability in Hitachi JP1/Automatic Job Management System 3 (versions 10-00 through 13-50-30) allows unauthenticated attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code on job management servers and agents. This could lead to full compromise of the job scheduling infrastructure, impacting IT operations, business process automation, and data integrity across the organization.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 56% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
enterprise job scheduler, limited mostly-Japan deployment footprint
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.5%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact
High

Priority Score

50
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +49
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.

A stack-based buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a buffer located on the stack than it was allocated to hold.

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