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.
- 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
- 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—
06 References
- www.mitsubishielectric.comhttps://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2021-011_en.pdf
- jvn.jphttps://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU98578731
- www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-21-287-03