CVE-2023-0525

highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.007 · 52 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.68% (52nd) EPSS

CVSS 7.5 · high

Is it mine?

24 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cisa_csaf_ot · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Weak Encoding for Password vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GOT2000 Series GT27 model versions 01.49.000 and prior, GT25 model versions 01.49.000 and prior, GT23 model versions 01.49.000 and prior, GT21 model versions 01.49.000 and prior, GOT SIMPLE Series GS25 model versions 01.49.000 and prior, GS21 model versions 01.49.000 and prior, GT Designer3 Version1 (GOT2000) versions 1.295H and prior and GT SoftGOT2000 versions 1.295H and prior allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain plaintext passwords by sniffing packets containing encrypted passwords and decrypting the encrypted passwords, in the case of transferring data with GT Designer3 Version1(GOT2000) and GOT2000 Series or GOT SIMPLE Series with the Data Transfer Security function enabled, or in the case of transferring data by the SoftGOT-GOT link function with GT SoftGOT2000 and GOT2000 series with the Data Transfer Security function enabled.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedGOT SIMPLE (Models GS25, GS21)cisa_csaf_ot
GOT SIMPLE (Models GS25, GS21): Update to v01.50.000 or later
FixedGOT2000 (Models GT21, GT23, GT25, GT27)cisa_csaf_ot
GOT2000 (Models GT21, GT23, GT25, GT27): Update to v01.50.000 or later
FixedGT Designer3 Version1 (GOT2000)cisa_csaf_ot
GT Designer3 Version1 (GOT2000): Update to v1.300N or later
FixedGT SoftGOT2000cisa_csaf_ot
GT SoftGOT2000: Update to v1.300N or later
MitigationGOT SIMPLE (Models GS25, GS21)cisa_csaf_ot
Encrypt communication paths to the affected product with a VPN or other means.
MitigationGOT2000 (Models GT21, GT23, GT25, GT27)cisa_csaf_ot
Encrypt communication paths to the affected product with a VPN or other means.
MitigationGT Designer3 Version1 (GOT2000)cisa_csaf_ot
Encrypt communication paths to the affected product with a VPN or other means.
MitigationGT SoftGOT2000cisa_csaf_ot
Encrypt communication paths to the affected product with a VPN or other means.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6

v3.07.5highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · CISA US

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · Mitsubishielectric.Psirt@yd.MitsubishiElectric.co.jpexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6

v3.16.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-326USprimaryCWE-261USCWE-261US

affected products (24)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

GOT SIMPLE (Models GS25, GS21): <= 01.49.000all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
GOT2000 (Models GT21, GT23, GT25, GT27): <= 01.49.000all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
GT Designer3 Version1 (GOT2000): <= 1.295Hall versionscisa_csaf_otUS
GT SoftGOT2000: <= 1.295Hall versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Mitsubishi Electric GOT SIMPLE (Models GS25, GS21)≤ 01.49.000cisa_csaf_otUS
Mitsubishi Electric GOT2000 (Models GT21, GT23, GT25, GT27)≤ 01.49.000cisa_csaf_otUS
Mitsubishi Electric GT Designer3 Version1 (GOT2000)≤ 1.295Hcisa_csaf_otUS
Mitsubishi Electric GT SoftGOT2000≤ 1.295Hcisa_csaf_otUS
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GOT SIMPLE Series GS21 model≤ 01.49.000 and priorenisa_euvdEU
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GOT SIMPLE Series GS25 model≤ 01.49.000 and priorenisa_euvdEU
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GOT2000 Series GT21 Model≤ 01.49.000 and priorenisa_euvdEU
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GOT2000 Series GT23 model≤ 01.49.000 and priorenisa_euvdEU
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GOT2000 Series GT25 model≤ 01.49.000 and priorenisa_euvdEU
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GOT2000 Series GT27 model≤ 01.49.000 and priorenisa_euvdEU
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GT Designer3 Version1 (GOT2000)≤ 1.295H and priorenisa_euvdEU
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GT SoftGOT2000≤ 1.295H and priorenisa_euvdEU
mitsubishielectric gs21 firmware< 01.50.000nvdUScpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:gs21_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric gs25 firmware< 01.50.000nvdUScpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:gs25_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric gt designer3< 1.300nnvdUScpe:2.3:a:mitsubishielectric:gt_designer3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric gt softgot2000< 1.300nnvdUScpe:2.3:a:mitsubishielectric:gt_softgot2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

ICSA-23-215-02Mitsubishi Electric GT and GOT Series Products2023-08-03icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to obtain plaintext passwords by sniffing packets containing encrypted passwords and decrypting the encrypted passwords.

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd cisa_csaf_ot nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-08-04modified 2026-06-17

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references (12)

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