Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric FA Engineering Software (CPU Module Logging Configuration Tool versions…

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric FA Engineering Software (CPU Module Logging Configuration Tool versions 1.112R and prior, CW Configurator versions 1.011M and prior, Data Transfer versions 3.44W and prior, EZSocket versions 5.4 and prior, FR Configurator all versions, FR Configurator SW3 all versions, FR Configurator2 versions 1.24A and prior, GT Designer3 Version1(GOT1000) versions 1.250L and prior, GT Designer3 Version1(GOT2000) versions 1.250L and prior, GT SoftGOT1000 Version3 versions 3.245F and prior, GT SoftGOT2000 Version1 versions 1.250L and prior, GX Configurator-DP versions 7.14Q and prior, GX Configurator-QP all versions, GX Developer versions 8.506C and prior, GX Explorer all versions, GX IEC Developer all versions, GX LogViewer versions 1.115U and prior, GX RemoteService-I all versions, GX Works2 versions 1.597X and prior, GX Works3 versions 1.070Y and prior, iQ Monozukuri ANDON (Data Transfer) versions 1.003D and prior, iQ Monozukuri Process Remote Monitoring (Data Transfer) versions 1.002C and prior, M_CommDTM-HART all versions, M_CommDTM-IO-Link versions 1.03D and prior, MELFA-Works versions 4.4 and prior, MELSEC WinCPU Setting Utility all versions, MELSOFT EM Software Development Kit (EM Configurator) versions 1.015R and prior, MELSOFT Navigator versions 2.74C and prior, MH11 SettingTool Version2 versions 2.004E and prior, MI Configurator versions 1.004E and prior, MT Works2 versions 1.167Z and prior, MX Component versions 5.001B and prior, Network Interface Board CC IE Control utility versions 1.29F and prior, Network Interface Board CC IE Field Utility versions 1.16S and prior, Network Interface Board CC-Link Ver.2 Utility versions 1.23Z and prior, Network Interface Board MNETH utility versions 34L and prior, PX Developer versions 1.53F and prior, RT ToolBox2 versions 3.73B and prior, RT ToolBox3 versions 1.82L and prior, Setting/monitoring tools for the C Controller module (SW4PVC-CCPU) versions 4.12N and prior, and SLMP Data Collector versions 1.04E and prior) allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a DoS condition on the software products, and possibly to execute a malicious code on the personal computer running the software products although it has not been reproduced, by spoofing MELSEC, GOT or FREQROL and returning crafted reply packets.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

3.9% · top 9.7% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

• CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-122 and its CVEs
• CWE-787 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-787 and its CVEs

Affected products

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · CPU Module Logging Configuration Tool

  • affected 1.112R and prior

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · CW Configurator

  • affected 1.011M and prior

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · Data Transfer

  • affected 3.44W and prior

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · EZSocket

  • affected 5.4 and prior

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · FR Configurator

  • affected all versions

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · FR Configurator SW3

  • affected all versions

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · FR Configurator2

  • affected 1.24A and prior

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · GT Designer3 Version1(GOT1000)

  • affected 1.250L and prior

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · GT Designer3 Version1(GOT2000)

  • affected 1.250L and prior

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · GT SoftGOT1000 Version3

  • affected 3.245F and prior

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · GT SoftGOT2000 Version1

  • affected 1.250L and prior

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · GX Configurator-DP

  • affected 7.14Q and prior

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · GX Configurator-QP

  • affected all versions

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · GX Developer

  • affected 8.506C and prior

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · GX Explorer

  • affected all versions

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · GX IEC Developer

  • affected all versions

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · GX LogViewer

  • affected 1.115U and prior

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · GX RemoteService-I

  • affected all versions

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · GX Works2

  • affected 1.597X and prior

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · GX Works3

  • affected 1.070Y and prior

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · iQ Monozukuri ANDON (Data Transfer)

  • affected 1.003D and prior

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · iQ Monozukuri Process Remote Monitoring (Data Transfer)

  • affected 1.002C and prior

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · M_CommDTM-HART

  • affected all versions

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · M_CommDTM-IO-Link

  • affected 1.03D and prior

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · MELFA-Works

  • affected 4.4 and prior

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · MELSEC WinCPU Setting Utility

  • affected all versions

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · MELSOFT EM Software Development Kit (EM Configurator)

  • affected 1.015R and prior

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · MELSOFT Navigator

  • affected 2.74C and prior

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · MH11 SettingTool Version2

  • affected 2.004E and prior

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · MI Configurator

  • affected 1.004E and prior

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · MT Works2

  • affected 1.167Z and prior

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · MX Component

  • affected 5.001B and prior

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · Network Interface Board CC IE Control utility

  • affected 1.29F and prior

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · Network Interface Board CC IE Field Utility

  • affected 1.16S and prior

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · Network Interface Board CC-Link Ver.2 Utility

  • affected 1.23Z and prior

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · Network Interface Board MNETH utility

  • affected 34L and prior

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · PX Developer

  • affected 1.53F and prior

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · RT ToolBox2

  • affected 3.73B and prior

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · RT ToolBox3

  • affected 1.82L and prior

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · Setting/monitoring tools for the C Controller module (SW4PVC-CCPU)

  • affected 4.12N and prior

• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · SLMP Data Collector

  • affected 1.04E and prior

References (6)

• https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2020-021_en.pdf (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisory
• https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU92330101 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
• https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-21-049-02 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
• https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2020-021_en.pdf (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
• https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU92330101/index.html (opens in a new tab)government-resourcex_transferred
• https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-049-02 (opens in a new tab)government-resourcex_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 12 Jun 2025, 23:11 UTC.