CVE-2021-20613
No exploitation reported by the sources we read.
- Published2022-01-14
- WeaknessCWE-665
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Description
Improper initialization vulnerability in MELSEC-F series FX3U-ENET Firmware version 1.16 and prior, FX3U-ENET-L Firmware version 1.16 and prior and FX3U-ENET-P502 Firmware version 1.16 and prior allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition in communication function of the product by sending specially crafted packets. Control by MELSEC-F series PLC is not affected by this vulnerability, but system reset is required for recovery.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2022-01-1420:15CVE publishedNVD
Observed activity
isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTCBlock these indicators
- Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2021-20613?format=txt
- CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2021-20613?format=csv
- TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
- The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.
Versions per branch
NVD| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.16 | ≤ 1.16 | no fix published | NVD |
| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.16 | ≤ 1.16 | no fix published | NVD |
| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.16 | ≤ 1.16 | no fix published | NVD |
as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.
Distribution builds and vendor advisories
Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.
version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.
Vendor advisories
Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC-F Series
FX3U-ENET: Firmware Version 1.16 and prior · FX3U-ENET-L: Firmware Version 1.16 and prior · FX3U-ENET-P502: Firmware Version 1.16 and prior
Fix
- Vendor fix CISA ICSA-22-013-07 · 3 productsFX3U-ENET-P502: Firmware Version 1.17 or later
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-22-013-07 · 3 productsMitsubishi Electric corrected this vulnerability in the following products and versions, as follows:
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-22-013-07 · 3 productsFX3U-ENET: Firmware Version 1.17 or later
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-22-013-07 · 3 productsFX3U-ENET-L: Firmware Version 1.17 or later
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-22-013-07 · 3 productsUse a firewall, VPN, or other barrier to prevent unauthorized access when Internet access is required.
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-22-013-07 · 3 productsUse within a LAN and block access from untrusted networks and hosts through firewalls.
Advisories and patches
- www.mitsubishielectric.comVendor Advisory
Detection
- Nuclei template
- none so far ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
- Proof-of-concept repositories
- none listed PoC-in-GitHub
Sources
- NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
- NVDCVSS 2.07.8read 2026-10-23
- NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-665read 2026-10-23
- FIRST EPSSEPSS score3.6 %2026-10-22
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Published
- 2022-01-14
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Modified
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