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CVE-2020-14496


Successful exploitation of this vulnerability for multiple Mitsubishi Electric Factory Automation Engineering Software Products of various versions could allow an attacker to escalate privilege and execute malicious programs, which could cause a denial-of-service condition, and allow information to be disclosed, tampered with, and/or destroyed.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.3, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network but requires specific conditions to be met though user interaction is required and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 29 products from mitsubishielectric, from mitsubishielectric, from mitsubishielectric and 26 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2022, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2022-05-19T18:15:08.360

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:03:23.697

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-275
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application mitsubishielectric cpu_module_logging_configuration_tool < 1.106k Yes
Application mitsubishielectric cw_configurator < 1.011m Yes
Application mitsubishielectric data_transfer < 3.41t Yes
Application mitsubishielectric em_configurator < 1.015r Yes
Application mitsubishielectric ezsocket < 4.6 Yes
Application mitsubishielectric fr_configurator2 < 1.23z Yes
Application mitsubishielectric gt_designer3 < 1.236w Yes
Application mitsubishielectric gt_softgot1000 < 3.245f Yes
Application mitsubishielectric gt_softgot2000 < 1.236w Yes
Application mitsubishielectric gx_logviewer < 1.106k Yes
Application mitsubishielectric gx_works2 < 1.595v Yes
Application mitsubishielectric gx_works3 < 1.065t Yes
Application mitsubishielectric m_commdtm-hart < 1.01b Yes
Application mitsubishielectric m_commdtm-io-link < 1.04e Yes
Application mitsubishielectric melfa-works < 4.4 Yes
Application mitsubishielectric melsoft_fielddeviceconfigurator < 1.04e Yes
Application mitsubishielectric melsoft_navigator < 2.70y Yes
Application mitsubishielectric mh11_settingtool_version2 < 2.003d Yes
Application mitsubishielectric motorizer < 1.010l Yes
Application mitsubishielectric mr_configurator2 < 1.106l Yes
Application mitsubishielectric mt_works2 < 1.160s Yes
Application mitsubishielectric mx_component < 4.20w Yes
Application mitsubishielectric network_interface_board_cc-link_ver.2_utility < 1.24a Yes
Application mitsubishielectric network_interface_board_cc_ie_control_utility < 1.30g Yes
Application mitsubishielectric network_interface_board_cc_ie_field_utility < 1.17t Yes
Application mitsubishielectric network_interface_board_mneth_utility < 35m Yes
Application mitsubishielectric px_developer < 1.53f Yes
Application mitsubishielectric rt_toolbox2 < 3.73b Yes
Application mitsubishielectric rt_toolbox3 < 1.80j Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For mitsubishielectric's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.