CVE-2020-5531 Other in Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC C Controller Module and MELIPC Series MI5000

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute malware on Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC controllers via unspecified vectors.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-5531?

CVE-2020-5531 is a critical vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC C Controller Module and MELIPC Series MI5000, published on 17 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC C Controller Module and MELIPC Series MI5000 MELSEC-Q Series C Controller Module(Q24DHCCPU-V, Q24DHCCPU-VG User Ethernet port (CH1, CH2): First 5 digits of serial number 21121 or before), MELSEC iQ-R Series C Controller Module / C Intelligent Function Module(R12CCPU-V Ethernet port (CH1, CH2): First 2 digits of serial number 11 or before, and RD55UP06-V Ethernet port: First 2 digits of serial number 08 or before), and MELIPC Series MI5000(MI5122-VW Ethernet port (CH1): First 2 digits of serial number 03 or before, or the firmware version 03 or before) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and/or malware being executed via unspecified vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5531?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Mitsubishielectric Mi5122-Vw Firmware, Mitsubishielectric Q24dhccpu-v Firmware, Mitsubishielectric Q24dhccpu-Vg Firmware, Mitsubishielectric R12ccpu-v Firmware, Mitsubishielectric Rd55up06-v Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2020-5531?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5531 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-5531 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5531 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-ffqg-m22j-5p83.

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