CVE-2023-5247

highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.003 · 18 %ileEURUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.26% (18th) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

20 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisa_csaf_ot

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

Malicious Code Execution Vulnerability due to External Control of File Name or Path in multiple Mitsubishi Electric FA Engineering Software Products allows a malicious attacker to execute a malicious code by having legitimate users open a specially crafted project file, which could result in information disclosure, tampering and deletion, or a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

remediations

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

No vendor fix yet; a mitigation is available.

MitigationGX Works3cisa_csaf_ot
Don't open untrusted files or click untrusted links.
MitigationMELSOFT Navigatorcisa_csaf_ot
Don't open untrusted files or click untrusted links.
MitigationMELSOFT iQ AppPortalcisa_csaf_ot
Don't open untrusted files or click untrusted links.
MitigationMotion Control Setting (Software packaged with GX Works3)cisa_csaf_ot
Don't open untrusted files or click untrusted links.

cvss

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

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · CISA US

v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · Mitsubishielectric.Psirt@yd.MitsubishiElectric.co.jpexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

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

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-610USprimaryCWE-73USCWE-73USCWE-73US

affected products (20)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

GX Works3: vers:all/*all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
MELSOFT Navigator: vers:all/*all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
MELSOFT iQ AppPortal: vers:all/*all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Motion Control Setting (Software packaged with GX Works3): vers:all/*all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Mitsubishi Electric GX Works3≤ vers:all/*cisa_csaf_otUS
Mitsubishi Electric MELSOFT Navigator≤ vers:all/*cisa_csaf_otUS
Mitsubishi Electric MELSOFT iQ AppPortal≤ vers:all/*cisa_csaf_otUS
Mitsubishi Electric Motion Control Setting (Software packaged with GX Works3)≤ vers:all/*cisa_csaf_otUS
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GX Works3≤ all versionsenisa_euvdEU
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSOFT Navigator≤ all versionsenisa_euvdEU
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSOFT iQ AppPortal≤ all versionsenisa_euvdEU
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Motion Control Setting≤ all versionsenisa_euvdEU
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GX Works3all versionsfstec_bduRU
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSOFT Navigatorall versionsfstec_bduRU
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSOFT iQ AppPortalall versionsfstec_bduRU
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Motion Control Settingall versionsfstec_bduRU
mitsubishielectric gx works3all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:mitsubishielectric:gx_works3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric melsoft iq appportalall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:mitsubishielectric:melsoft_iq_appportal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric melsoft navigatorall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:mitsubishielectric:melsoft_navigator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric motion control settingall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:mitsubishielectric:motion_control_setting:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

ICSA-23-334-04Mitsubishi Electric FA Engineering Software Products2023-11-30icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a malicious attacker to execute malicious code by tricking legitimate users to open a specially crafted project file, which could result in information disclosure, tampering and deletion, or a denial-of-service condition.

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cisa_csaf_ot nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-11-30modified 2026-06-17

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references (7)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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