CVE-2023-6815Network attack vector

Credential disclosure via crafted packet privilege error

Published Feb 13, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Incorrect privilege assignment in all MELSEC iQ-R Safety and SIL2 Process CPUs allows remote authenticated users to disclose credentials. The vendor has disclosed only that a specially crafted packet returns a lower-privileged user's ID and password; the affected packet field and faulty authorization operation remain undisclosed. Access requires login to the CPU module as a non-administrator, and disclosure is limited to accounts below the attacker's access level.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.70%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect privilege assignment in all MELSEC iQ-R Safety and SIL2 Process CPUs allows remote authenticated users to disclose credentials. The vendor has disclosed only that a specially crafted packet returns a lower-privileged user's ID and password; the affected packet field and faulty authorization operation remain undisclosed. Access requires login to the CPU module as a non-administrator, and disclosure is limited to accounts below the attacker's access level.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-6815
Published
Feb 13, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Product
MELSEC iQ-R Series Safety CPU R120SFCPU
Classifications
CWE-266, T1555
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 13, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=all versions

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · MELSEC iQ-R Series Safety CPU R120SFCPUversion=all versions
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · MELSEC iQ-R Series Safety CPU R16SFCPUversion=all versions
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · MELSEC iQ-R Series SIL2 Process CPU R08PSFCPUversion=all versions
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · MELSEC iQ-R Series SIL2 Process CPU R120PSFCPUversion=all versions
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · MELSEC iQ-R Series Safety CPU R08SFCPUversion=all versions
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · MELSEC iQ-R Series SIL2 Process CPU R16PSFCPUversion=all versions
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · MELSEC iQ-R Series SIL2 Process CPU R32PSFCPUversion=all versions
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation · MELSEC iQ-R Series Safety CPU R32SFCPUversion=all versions

Published CVSS scores

6.5Mitsubishi Electric CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-266Incorrect Privilege Assignment
T1555Credentials from Password Stores

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