CVE-2022-29833
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.010 · 63 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GX Works3 versions 1.015R and later allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to disclose sensitive information. As a result, unauthenticated users could access to MELSEC safety CPU modules illgally.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedGX Works3cisa_csaf_ot
GX Works3:
- MitigationGX Works3cisa_csaf_ot
Encrypt project files and security keys when sending or receiving over the Internet.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (10)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- mitsubishielectric gx works31.015r → 1.086qnvdUScpe:2.3:a:mitsubishielectric:gx_works3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- ICSA-22-333-05Mitsubishi Electric FA Engineering Software (Update C)2022-12-05icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow unauthorized users to gain access to the MELSEC iQ-R/F/L series CPU modules and the MELSEC iQ-R series OPC UA server module or to view and execute programs or view project files without permissions.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (12)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-29833/cnnvd
- https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU97244961cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29833cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2022.6240cnnvd
- https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-333-05cnnvd
- https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2022-015_en.pdfcnnvd
- https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU97244961enisa_euvd
- https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-333-05enisa_euvd
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