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CVE-2023-2060· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Mitsubishi

Authentication bypass vulnerability in MELSEC iQ-R Series / iQ-F Series EtherNet/IP Modules

Weak Password Requirements vulnerability in FTP function on Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series EtherNet/IP module RJ71EIP91 and MELSEC iQ-F Series EtherNet/IP module FX5-ENET/IP allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to access to the module via FTP by dictionary attack or password sniffing.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Jun 2, 2023
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.8% · 56th percentile
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Action score

30

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.8%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
7.5
CNA · Mitsubishi
7.5
agree

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
mitsubishielectricfx5-enet\/ip firmware
mitsubishielectricfx5-enet\/ip
mitsubishielectricsw1dnn-eipct-bd firmware
mitsubishielectricsw1dnn-eipct-bd
mitsubishielectricrj71eip91 firmware
mitsubishielectricrj71eip91
mitsubishielectricsw1dnn-eipctfx5-bd firmware
mitsubishielectricsw1dnn-eipctfx5-bd

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • mitsubishielectric fx5-enet/ip firmwareall versions
  • mitsubishielectric rj71eip91 firmwareall versions
  • mitsubishielectric sw1dnn-eipct-bd firmwareall versions
  • mitsubishielectric sw1dnn-eipctfx5-bd firmwareall versions

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Mitsubishi). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series EtherNet/IP module FX5-ENET/IP

    • all versionsaffected

  • Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series EtherNet/IP module RJ71EIP91

    • all versionsaffected

Same product

mitsubishielectric: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2023-2061Authentication bypass vulnerability in MELSEC iQ-R Series / iQ-F Series EtherNet/IP Modules
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2023-2063Information disclosure, tampering, deletion and destruction vulnerability in MELSEC iQ-R Series / iQ-F Series EtherNet/IP Modules
    29Monitor
  • CVE-2023-2062Information Disclosure vulnerability in EtherNet/IP Configuration tools
    24Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-521 · Weak Password Requirements

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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