Gx Works3Application · Mitsubishielectric

CVE-2022-29825

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-11-25
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 1.086q or later.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Use of Hard-coded Password vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric GX Works3 versions from 1.000A to 1.090U, GT Designer3 Version1 (GOT2000) versions from 1.122C to 1.290C, and MT Works2 versions from 1.100E to 1.200J allows an unauthenticated attacker to disclose sensitive information. As a result, unauthenticated users may view programs and project files or execute programs illegally.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Hard-coded password vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric GX Works3, GT Designer3, and MT Works2 allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass authentication and access sensitive project files, programs, and potentially execute unauthorized programs without credentials.

MitigationApply vendor patches when available; until then, implement compensating controls such as network segmentation, restricting external access to affected systems, monitoring for unauthorized access, and reviewing access logs for indicators of compromise.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Gx Works3Application
Affected:>= 1.000a, <= 1.011m>= 1.015r, <= 1.086q>= 1.087r

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify installed Mitsubishi software
    Check program files for GX Works3, GT Designer3, or MT Works2 folders, or look for desktop shortcuts and installed programs in Add/Remove Programs
    Affected if Any of these three products are installed on the system
  2. Determine GX Works3 version
    Right-click the GX Works3 shortcut, select Properties, and check the version field under the Details tab, or open GX Works3 and go to Help > Version Information
    Affected if Version is >= 1.000a and <= 1.011m, OR >= 1.015r and <= 1.086q, OR >= 1.087r
  3. Determine GT Designer3 version
    Open GT Designer3 and check Help > Version Information, or check the program's Properties Details tab
    Affected if GT Designer3 is installed (no version range provided, but vulnerability exists in this product)
  4. Determine MT Works2 version
    Open MT Works2 and check Help > Version Information, or check the program's Properties Details tab
    Affected if MT Works2 is installed (no version range provided, but vulnerability exists in this product)

The environment is affected if GX Works3, GT Designer3, or MT Works2 is installed and the GX Works3 version falls within the specified vulnerable ranges, or if GT Designer3/MT Works2 of any version are present since the hardcoded password vulnerability exists in those products.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 1.086q
Interim mitigation

Apply vendor patches when available; until then, implement compensating controls such as network segmentation, restricting external access to affected systems, monitoring for unauthorized access, and reviewing access logs for indicators of compromise.

Fix this in Gx Works3 Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation8.0 h
  • Implementation16.0 h
  • Testing12.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
40.0 hours of engineering $7,000
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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