CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
80.1%
This updated advisory is a follow-up to the original advisory titled ICSA-22-139-01 Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-F Series that was published May 19, 2022, on the ICS webpage at cisa.gov/ics.
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could cause a denial-of-service condition by sending specially crafted packets. A system reset is required for recovery.
The following versions of the MELSEC iQ-F series a CPU module are affected:
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The affected product is vulnerable to a specially crafted packet, which may allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition where a system reset is required for recovery.
CVE-2022-25161 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 has been assigned; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H).
The affected product is vulnerable to a specially crafted packet, which may allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition.
CVE-2022-25162 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 has been assigned; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).
Anton Dorfman of Positive Technologies reported these vulnerabilities to Mitsubishi Electric.
Mitsubishi Electric has provided the following mitigations or workarounds:
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Use a firewall or virtual private network to prevent unauthorized access when Internet access is required.
Use firewalls or an IP filter function to restrict connections to these products and prevent access from untrusted networks or hosts. For details on the IP filter function, refer to 12.1 IP Filter Function in MELSEC iQ-F FX5 Userβs Manual (Ethernet Communication).
CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.
CISA also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS webpage on cisa.gov Several recommended practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.
Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS webpage on cisa.gov in the Technical Information Paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01BβTargeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies.
Organizations observing any suspected malicious activity should follow their established internal procedures and report their findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.
No known public exploits specifically target these vulnerabilities.
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CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
80.1%