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CVE-2022-25164 — Mitsubishielectric Gx Works3 security vulnerability

High CVSS 8.6

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric GX Works3 versions from 1.000A to 1.095Z and Mitsubishi Electric MX OPC UA Module Configurator-R versions 1.08J and prior allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to disclose sensitive information. As a result, unauthenticated attackers can gain unauthorized access to the MELSEC CPU module and the MELSEC OPC UA server module.

Severity
High
CVSS
8.6 (3.1)
Published
2022-11-25
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-312

Affected products

  • mitsubishielectric / gx_works3
  • mitsubishielectric / mx_opc_ua_module_configurator-r

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Matched remediation archetype

Information disclosure and sensitive data exposure

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Check exposure

  • Trace sensitive data through responses, errors, logs, metrics, traces, caches, exports, files, backups, and client bundles.
  • Identify affected subjects, tenants, retention windows, access controls, and downstream copies without opening unnecessary sensitive records.
  • Review metadata, timing, status, length, and existence signals as well as direct content disclosure.

Remediate safely

  • Minimize collection and output, apply field-level authorization and redaction at a centralized boundary, and return generic external errors.
  • Remove secrets and sensitive data from logs, artifacts, URLs, caches, and client-side bundles; rotate credentials that may have been exposed.
  • Update the affected component and add synthetic-data tests for response, error, observability, and export paths.

Authoritative sources

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