Mitsubishi Electric GX Works3 hard-coded password

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Mitsubishi Electric GX Works3. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes hard-coded password. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-29825. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mitsubishi Electric GX Works3 (affected version not known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded password vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-259. The product contains a hard-coded password, which it uses for its own inbound authentication or for outbound communication to external components. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Use of Hard-coded Password vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric GX Works3 versions from 1.000A to 1.090U, GT Designer3 Version1 (GOT2000) versions from 1.122C to 1.290C, and MT Works2 versions from 1.100E to 1.200J allows an unauthenticated attacker to disclose sensitive information. As a result, unauthenticated users may view programs and project files or execute programs illegally.

The weakness was presented 11/25/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at jvn.jp. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-29825 since 04/27/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1078.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-34143). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.7
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CNA Base Score: 5.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Hard-coded password
CWE: CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/27/2022 🔍
11/25/2022 +212 days 🔍
11/25/2022 +0 days 🔍
11/07/2025 +1078 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: jvn.jp
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-29825 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-29825
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-214363
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/25/2022 08:31
Updated: 11/07/2025 11:29
Changes: 11/25/2022 08:31 (35), 12/23/2022 09:55 (21), 11/07/2025 08:57 (17), 11/07/2025 11:29 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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