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01 Record

CVE-2021-20599

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive InformationCleartext transmission of sensitive information vulnerability in MELSEC iQ-R series Safety CPU R08/16/32/120SFCPU firmware versions "26" and prior and

CriticalPUBLISHEDCNA: Mitsubishi
CNA base score9.1 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

02 Description

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive InformationCleartext transmission of sensitive information vulnerability in MELSEC iQ-R series Safety CPU R08/16/32/120SFCPU firmware versions "26" and prior and

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
  • AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
  • Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
1.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 72.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2021-10-14 00:00Z5 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-03 17:45Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2020-12-17
Assigning CNA
Mitsubishi
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Critical (CVSS 9.1)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses
  • CWE-319Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive InformationBase
  • CWE-639Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled KeyBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
24d83d1d6a5f52a11ca5f125ae79f3682decb29c1675fd37d9c02ab0c5776e8d

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Mitsubishi Electric CorporationMELSEC iQ-R Series Safety CPU R08SFCPUFirmware versions "26" and prior—
Mitsubishi Electric CorporationMELSEC iQ-R series Safety CPU R16SFCPUFirmware versions "26" and prior—
Mitsubishi Electric CorporationMELSEC iQ-R series Safety CPU R32SFCPUFirmware versions "26" and prior—
Mitsubishi Electric CorporationMELSEC iQ-R series Safety CPU R120SFCPUFirmware versions "26" and prior—
Mitsubishi Electric CorporationMELSEC iQ-R Series SIL2 Process CPU R08PSFCPUFirmware versions "11" and prior—
Mitsubishi Electric CorporationMELSEC iQ-R series SIL2 Process CPU R16PSFCPUFirmware versions "11" and prior—
Mitsubishi Electric CorporationMELSEC iQ-R series SIL2 Process CPU R32PSFCPUFirmware versions "11" and prior—
Mitsubishi Electric CorporationMELSEC iQ-R series SIL2 Process CPU R120PSFCPUFirmware versions "11" and prior—
mitsubishielectricmelsec_iq-r08sfcpu-—
mitsubishielectricr16sfcpu-—
mitsubishielectricr32sfcpu-—
mitsubishielectricr120sfcpu-—
mitsubishielectricr08psfcpu-—
mitsubishielectricr16psfcpu-—
mitsubishielectricr32psfcpu-—
mitsubishielectricr120psfcpu-—

06 References