Unauthorized controller access via active Telnet debug code
Published Feb 2, 2023 · Updated Mar 26, 2025
Authentication bypass in MELFA SD/SQ and F-Series robot controllers with S7x or R7x firmware allows remote attackers unauthorized access. Active debug code leaves a Telnet login path enabled and accepts an unauthorized session without normal authentication. Network reachability to the controller is sufficient; successful access permits unauthorized controller changes, while confidentiality and availability impacts are not reported.
Summary
What happened
Authentication bypass in MELFA SD/SQ and F-Series robot controllers with S7x or R7x firmware allows remote attackers unauthorized access. Active debug code leaves a Telnet login path enabled and accepts an unauthorized session without normal authentication. Network reachability to the controller is sufficient; successful access permits unauthorized controller changes, while confidentiality and availability impacts are not reported.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-33323
- Published
- Feb 2, 2023
- Updated
- Mar 26, 2025
- Vendor
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Product
- MELFA SD/SQ Series Robot Controller
- Classifications
- CWE-489, T1210
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 2, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 26, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=R7x and prior
- Affected versionversion=S7x and prior
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