CVE-2023-4562

criticalpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.012 · 68 %ileEURUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
1.21% (68th) EPSS
CVSS 9.1 · critical
Is it mine?
397 products
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Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisa_csaf_ot

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Improper Authentication vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-F Series main modules allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain sequence programs from the product or write malicious sequence programs or improper data in the product without authentication by sending illegitimate messages.

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remediations

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

No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.

  • MitigationMELSEC-F FX3G-xMy/ES-A x=14,24,40,60, y=T,Rcisa_csaf_ot

    Mitsubishi Electric recommends that customers take the following mitigation measures to minimize the risk of exploiting this vulnerability:

  • MitigationMELSEC-F FX3G-xMy/z x=14,24,40,60, y=T,R, z=ES,ESS,DS,DSScisa_csaf_ot

    Mitsubishi Electric recommends that customers take the following mitigation measures to minimize the risk of exploiting this vulnerability:

  • MitigationMELSEC-F FX3GA-xMy-CM x=24,40,60, y=T,Rcisa_csaf_ot

    Mitsubishi Electric recommends that customers take the following mitigation measures to minimize the risk of exploiting this vulnerability:

  • MitigationMELSEC-F FX3GC-32MT/D, FX3GC-32MT/DSScisa_csaf_ot

    Mitsubishi Electric recommends that customers take the following mitigation measures to minimize the risk of exploiting this vulnerability:

  • MitigationMELSEC-F FX3GE-xMy/z x=24,40, y=T,R, z=ES,ESS,DS,DSScisa_csaf_ot

    Mitsubishi Electric recommends that customers take the following mitigation measures to minimize the risk of exploiting this vulnerability:

  • MitigationMELSEC-F FX3S-30My/z-2AD y=T,R, z=ES,ESScisa_csaf_ot

    Mitsubishi Electric recommends that customers take the following mitigation measures to minimize the risk of exploiting this vulnerability:

  • MitigationMELSEC-F FX3S-xMy/z x=10,14,20,30, y=T,R, z=ES,ESS,DS,DSScisa_csaf_ot

    Mitsubishi Electric recommends that customers take the following mitigation measures to minimize the risk of exploiting this vulnerability:

  • MitigationMELSEC-F FX3SA-xMy-CM x=10,14,20,30, y=T,Rcisa_csaf_ot

    Mitsubishi Electric recommends that customers take the following mitigation measures to minimize the risk of exploiting this vulnerability:

  • MitigationMELSEC-F FX3U-32MS/ES, FX3U-64MS/EScisa_csaf_ot

    Mitsubishi Electric recommends that customers take the following mitigation measures to minimize the risk of exploiting this vulnerability:

  • MitigationMELSEC-F FX3U-xMy/ES-A x=16,32,48,64,80,128, y=T,Rcisa_csaf_ot

    Mitsubishi Electric recommends that customers take the following mitigation measures to minimize the risk of exploiting this vulnerability:

  • MitigationMELSEC-F FX3UC-16MR/D-T, FX3UC-16MR/DS-Tcisa_csaf_ot

    Mitsubishi Electric recommends that customers take the following mitigation measures to minimize the risk of exploiting this vulnerability:

  • MitigationMELSEC-F FX3UC-16MT/D-P4, FX3UC-16MT/DSS-P4cisa_csaf_ot

    Mitsubishi Electric recommends that customers take the following mitigation measures to minimize the risk of exploiting this vulnerability:

  • MitigationMELSEC-F FX3UC-32MT-LT, FX3UC-32MT-LT-2cisa_csaf_ot

    Mitsubishi Electric recommends that customers take the following mitigation measures to minimize the risk of exploiting this vulnerability:

  • MitigationMELSEC-F FX3UC-xMT/z x=16,32,64,96, z=D,DSScisa_csaf_ot

    Mitsubishi Electric recommends that customers take the following mitigation measures to minimize the risk of exploiting this vulnerability:

  • MitigationMELSEC-F series FX3U-32MR/UA1, FX3U-64MR/UA1cisa_csaf_ot

    Mitsubishi Electric recommends that customers take the following mitigation measures to minimize the risk of exploiting this vulnerability:

  • MitigationMELSEC-F series FX3U-xMy/z x=16,32,48,64,80,128, y=T,R, z=ES,ESS,DS,DSScisa_csaf_ot

    Mitsubishi Electric recommends that customers take the following mitigation measures to minimize the risk of exploiting this vulnerability:

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cvss

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

9.1
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 8.3–9.1

v3.19.1criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.2
v3.09.1criticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · CISA US
v3.19.1criticalAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.19.1criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.19.1criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · Mitsubishielectric.Psirt@yd.MitsubishiElectric.co.jpexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.2
v3.18.3highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

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

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

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affected products (397)

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advisories (1)

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  • ICSA-23-285-13Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC-F Series2023-10-12icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to obtain sequence programs from the product, write malicious sequence programs, or improper data in the product without authentication.

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also known as (5)

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sources

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references (11)

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