# CVE-2022-25164: Information disclosure in GX Works3

> Remote attackers can disclose sensitive information stored in cleartext, gaining unauthorized access to industrial control modules.

- **Severity:** High 8.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 25 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m3pg-8xj4-p62w

## What is CVE-2022-25164?

CVE-2022-25164 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GX Works3, published on 24 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric GX Works3 versions from 1.000A to 1.095Z and Mitsubishi Electric MX OPC UA Module Configurator-R versions 1.08J and prior allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to disclose sensitive information. As a result, unauthenticated attackers can gain unauthorized access to the MELSEC CPU module and the MELSEC OPC UA server module.

Weakness: CWE-312 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25164?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Mitsubishielectric Gx Works3, Mitsubishielectric Mx Opc Ua Module Configurator-R.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-25164?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-25164 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-25164 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25164 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GX Works3

- [CVE-2023-4088](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4088/): Malicious Code Execution Vulnerability in FA Engineering Software Products (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2022-29830](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29830/): Hardcoded credentials in GX Works3 (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-5247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5247/): Path traversal in GX Works3 (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-29831](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29831/): Hardcoded credentials in GX Works3 (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-29826](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29826/): Information disclosure in GX Works3 (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-25164 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-25164 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GX Works3, published on 24 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25164 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GX Works3. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25164/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25164/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-25164
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25164
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-25164

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