Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessReach backend auth endpoint over network
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DeliveryScript repeated authentication requests
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ExploitBypass absent throttling controls
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ExecutionFlood or brute-force auth service
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ImpactExhaust resources, deny legitimate stations
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Brute-force prevention, rate limiting
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| Exploitation Conditions | No special conditions - remote unauthenticated exploitation against the authentication endpoint of the Le Circuit Électrique charging-station backend, per CVSS AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N. The specific prerequisite is network reachability of the backend authentication interface, which the attacker abuses because it enforces no throttling, lockout, or backoff on repeated attempts (CWE-307). The main limiting factor is that this is a single vendor-operated cloud backend rather than widely distributed software, so exploitation targets one operator's infrastructure; additionally, only backend versions prior to the June 2026 fix are vulnerable, and any upstream rate limiting, WAF, or network access restriction in front of the endpoint would blunt the attack. |
| Impact | Signals are moderately strong but internally inconsistent, and this should be flagged. The CVSS 4.0 vector is fully remote and unauthenticated with low complexity (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N), which supports the high score of 8.7. However, the published vector encodes the impact as VI:H (integrity high) with VC:N and VA:N, while the human-readable description explicitly says the outcome is a denial-of-service - a discrepancy, since a DoS is normally an availability (VA) impact, not integrity. The associated tag also reads 'Information Disclosure,' which matches neither the DoS description nor the CWE-307 root cause. No EPSS score was provided, it is not in CISA KEV, and no POC is referenced, so there is no evidence of active or automated exploitation despite the high base score. Net assessment: the missing-throttling weakness is real and trivially reachable, but the concrete worst-case impact is ambiguous in the source data; treat it as a genuine remote DoS/brute-force-enabler priority for the operator while verifying the true impact (availability vs. integrity vs. disclosure) with Hydro-Québec/CISA before over- or under-prioritizing. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker with no credentials scripts a high rate of authentication requests against the charging-station backend's login endpoint; because no throttling exists, the requests are accepted indefinitely, exhausting authentication resources and preventing legitimate stations from authorizing charging sessions. The same lack of throttling would also permit unlimited automated credential guessing. No public exploit is identified at time of analysis, but the low attack complexity means only basic scripting is required. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv3 – Jul 10, 2026
Denial-of-service exposure in the Hydro-Québec Le Circuit Électrique EV charging-station backend allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to hammer the authentication endpoint without rate limiting, degrading or exhausting the service that charging stations rely on. The flaw (CWE-307, missing throttling of repeated auth attempts) affects all backend versions prior to the June 2026 fix and carries a CVSS 4.0 base score of 8.7. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV, but it was reported through ICS-CERT and documented in CISA ICS advisory ICSA-26-188-01.
Earlier versions of this analysis (2)
Missing authentication rate-limiting in the Hydro-Québec Le Circuit Electrique EV charging station backend (all versions before June 2026) lets remote unauthenticated attackers flood the auth endpoint with repeated login attempts, per CVE-2026-42952 (CWE-307). The description frames the impact as a denial-of-service condition against the charging backend, though the vendor-supplied CVSS 4.0 vector encodes integrity rather than availability impact (VI:H/VA:N) and the tags cite Information Disclosure — a signal conflict noted below. No public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not on CISA KEV, but it is tracked in a CISA ICS advisory (ICSA-26-188-01).
Denial-of-service exposure in Hydro-Québec's Le Circuit Électrique charging station backend allows remote unauthenticated attackers to overwhelm the authentication interface because repeated login attempts were never rate-limited (CWE-307). Reported through CISA ICS-CERT (ICSA-26-188-01), there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV. Note that the supplied CVSS vector encodes an integrity impact (I:H) while the description and CWE describe availability degradation, a discrepancy that should be verified with the vendor.
RemediationAI
Because this is a vendor-hosted backend, the fix is applied server-side by Hydro-Québec: per the EUVD record the issue is resolved as of the June 2026 backend version, so operators should confirm their environment is on the June 2026 or later backend and require no client-side patching of field stations. Follow the guidance in CISA ICS advisory https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-188-01 and the CSAF document at https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-188-01.json, and contact the vendor via https://www.hydroquebec.com/nous-joindre/ for confirmation. As compensating controls where the fixed backend cannot be confirmed, enforce rate limiting and account lockout with exponential backoff on the authentication endpoint, place the endpoint behind a WAF or API gateway that caps requests-per-source and adds a CAPTCHA/challenge on repeated failures, and restrict backend auth reachability to known station IP ranges or a private network - noting the trade-off that aggressive lockout can itself deny service to legitimate stations and IP allow-listing must be maintained as the fleet changes.
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The affected component is the cloud/server-side backend for the Le Circuit Électrique EV charging network operated by Hydro-Québec, the system that charging stations authenticate against to authorize sessions and management operations. The root cause is CWE-307 (Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts): the login/authentication path enforced no throttling, lockout, or backoff on repeated attempts. Without such controls, a client can submit unlimited authentication requests, which both enables high-volume request floods against the auth service and removes the standard brake against automated credential guessing. Because this is an operational-technology (OT/ICS) backend serving field charging equipment, availability of the backend directly affects the ability of stations to authorize charging.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Remote, unauthenticated, low-complexity abuse of an unthrottled auth endpoint whose stated impact is denial-of-service, so A:H with C:N/I:N; the official vector's VI:H conflicts with the DoS description.
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CVSS VectorVendor: icscert
Lifecycle Timeline
3DescriptionCVE.org
Previously, there was no throttling on repeated authentication attempts to the charging station backend, which could allow an attacker to execute a denial-of-service attack.
Executive ViewAI
The Hydro-Québec Le Circuit Électrique charging backend contains a denial-of-service vulnerability that enables remote attackers to overwhelm authentication services and degrade or exhaust charging availability. This directly impacts operational continuity for fleet operators and consumer access to charging infrastructure, with potential revenue loss and customer dissatisfaction.
Implement rate limiting on authentication endpoint (throttle requests per IP); deploy DDoS/WAF protection to block excessive auth attempts; enable real-time alerting for authentication anomalies; restrict API access via IP whitelisting where operationally feasible; establish service monitoring with automated failover to secondary authentication paths if available.
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
Authentication bypass in the Hydro-Québec Le Circuit Électrique EV charging station backend lets remote unauthenticated
Backend resource exhaustion in Hydro-Québec's Le Circuit Electrique EV charging station backend (all versions prior to t
EUVD-2026-43095
GHSA-88vc-rc72-29f3
NVD
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