CVE-2022-29834 Path traversal in GENESIS64

High 7.5 Published 20 Jul 2022 Updated 9 Jan 2026

Remote unauthenticated attackers can access arbitrary files and disclose information via malicious URL parameters in Mitsubishi Electric GENESIS64 and ICONICS Suite.

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-2022-29834?

CVE-2022-29834 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric GENESIS64, published on 20 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric GENESIS64 versions 10.97 to 10.97.1, Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions GENESIS64 versions 10.97 to 10.97.1, Mitsubishi Electric ICONICS Suite versions 10.97 to 10.97.1, and Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions ICONICS Suite versions 10.97 to 10.97.1 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to access to arbitrary files in the GENESIS64 server or ICONICS suite server and disclose information stored in the files by embedding a malicious URL parameter in the URL of the monitoring screen delivered to the GENESIS64 or ICONICS Suite mobile monitoring application and accessing the monitoring screen.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29834?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Iconics Genesis64.

How do I fix CVE-2022-29834?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-29834 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2022-29834 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29834 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5c97-346q-77p9.