CVE-2022-40264
highpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.003 · 24 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in ICONICS/Mitsubishi Electric GENESIS64 versions 10.96 to 10.97.2 allows an unauthenticated attacker to create, tamper with or destroy arbitrary files by getting a legitimate user import a project package file crafted by the attacker.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.
- MitigationICONICS Product Suitecisa_csaf_ot
Avoid clicking on web links in emails or opening email attachments from untrusted sources.
- MitigationICONICS Suite including GENESIS64, Hyper Historian, AnalytiX, and MobileHMIcisa_csaf_ot
Avoid clicking on web links in emails or opening email attachments from untrusted sources.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.3–7.1
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (6)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- ICSA-22-347-01ICONICS and Mitsubishi Electric Products2022-12-13icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to write arbitrary files.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (13)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-40264/cnnvd
- https://iconics.com/About/Security/CERTcnnvd
- https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU95858406/index.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-347-01cnnvd
- https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2022-014_en.pdfcnnvd
- https://iconics.com/About/Security/CERTenisa_euvd
- https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU95858406/index.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-347-01enisa_euvd
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