Review – Bills Introduced – 10-9-26

Yesterday, with the House and Senate meeting in pro forma session, there were 31 bills introduced. Two of those bills may receive additional coverage in this blog: 

HR 10777 To codify certain policies to combat transnational cyber-enabled crime, and for other purposes. Fallon, Pat [Rep.-R-TX-4]   

HR 10790 To amend the Clean Air Act to require that at least one member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board has demonstrated knowledge and substantial experience in the trades or industrial labor, and for other purposes. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [Rep.-D-WA-3]    

For more information on these bills, including legislative history for similar bills in the 118th Congress, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/bills-introduced-10-9-26 - subscription required. 

Review- HR 10671 Introduced – Vulnerability Warning

Last week, Rep Gottheimer (D,NJ) introduced HR 10671, the Securing Our Critical Infrastructure Act. The bill would reinstate and revise a recently expired CISA ransomware notification program to turn it into a program to notify small water utilities of known vulnerabilities. No new funding is authorized. 

This bill would amend §105, Ransomware Vulnerability Warning Pilot Program, of the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (Division Y of PL 117-103, 136 STAT. 1055). The authorization for that program {§105(g)} terminated on March 15th, 2026. That program was codified at 6 USC 652 Note. 

Moving Forward  

Neither Gottheimer, nor any of his four cosponsors, are members of the House Homeland Security Committee to which this bill was assigned for consideration. This means that it is unlikely that there will be sufficient influence to see the bill considered by that Committee. Without additional spending for CISA to fund this new program, there is no way that the Agency would have enough personnel to support these new requirements. I suspect that common knowledge of that fact will ensure that there would be minimal Republican support for this legislation, if it were to be considered. 

Commentary 

This is an unusual solution to the problem of vulnerabilities in water treatment facilities. It assumes that the problem facing these facilities is lack of knowledge about the vulnerabilities in their systems. However, even if that is true (a topic for another day), I am pretty sure that setting up this program in CISA is not the way to go. Most importantly, why should CISA focus such efforts on water systems when they are not the Sector Specific Agency responsible for that sector. The appropriate SSA would be the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 

For more information on the provisions of this bill, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/hr-10671-introduced-vulnerability - subscription required. 

Chemical Transportation Incidents – Week of 9-5-26

Reporting Background 

See this post for explanation, with the most recent update here (removed from paywall). 

Data from PHMSA’s online database of transportation related chemical incidents that have been reported to the agency. 

Incidents Summary  

• Number of incidents – 461 (430 highway, 30 air, 1 rail, 0 water) 
• Serious incidents – 1 (0 Bulk release, 1 evacuation, 1 injury, 0 death, 0 major artery closed, 1 fire/explosion, 26 no release)  
• Largest container involved – 33,894-gal DOT 111A100W1 Railcar {Sodium Hydroxide, Solution} Liquid (top?) valve open, cap not tool tight. 
• Largest amount spilled – 75-gal Plastic IBC {Toxic Liquids, Organic, N.O.S.} Reaction during transit caused heat and overpressure in one IBC. 
• Total amount reported spilled in all incidents – 1012.4-gal 

NOTE: Links above are to Form 5800.1 for the incident described. 

Most Interesting Chemical: Isophoronediamine: A clear to light-yellow liquid. Highly soluble though slightly denser than water. May be toxic by inhalation and skin absorption. Corrosive to skin. Used to make other chemicals. (Source: CameoChemicals.NOAA.gov).  

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Review – 3 Advisories and 3 Updates Published – 10-8-26

Today CISA’s NCCIC-ICS published three control system security advisories for products from Satel, Grid Protection Alliance, and Red Lion. They also updated two control system advisories for products from Hitachi Energy and Lantronix, as well as a medical device advisory for products from Pulsetto. 

Advisories  

Satel Advisory - This advisory describes four vulnerabilities in the Satel Netco Design software tool. The vulnerability was reported to CISA by Alex Williams of Pellera Technologies. 

Grid Protection Advisory - This advisory describes six vulnerabilities in the Grid Protection Alliance openPDC and openHistorian products. The vulnerabilities were reported to CISA by Shubham Raj (Cipher) of Causal Security. 

Red Lion Advisory - This advisory describes seven vulnerabilities in the Red Lion Controls N-Tron 700 Series. The vulnerabilities were reported to CISA by Gabrianna (Ria) Milloway of Idaho National Laboratory. 

Updates  

Hitachi Energy Update - This update provides additional information on the RTU500 Series advisory that was originally published on September 16th, 2025. The new information included updating fixed version 12.7.8. 

Lantronix Update - This update provides additional information on the EDS3000PS advisory that was originally published on March 10th, 2026, and most recently updated on August 25th, 2026. The new information includes updating CVE information. 

Pulsetto Update - This update provides additional information on the Vagus Nerve Stimulator advisory that was originally published on August 11th, 2026. The new information includes updating Risk Evaluation, Affected Products and versions, and mitigation information. 

For more information on these advisories, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/3-advisories-and-3-updates-published-ee4 - subscription required.