CVE-2022-25161
No exploitation reported by the sources we read.
- Published2022-05-18
- Fixed in1.270 · 1.073
- WeaknessCWE-20
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Description
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-F series FX5U-xMy/z(x=32,64,80, y=T,R, z=ES,DS,ESS,DSS) with serial number 17X**** or later and versions prior to 1.270, Mitsubishi Electric Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-F series FX5U-xMy/z(x=32,64,80, y=T,R, z=ES,DS,ESS,DSS) with serial number 179**** and prior and versions prior to 1.073, MELSEC iQ-F series FX5UC-xMy/z(x=32,64,96, y=T,R, z=D,DSS) with serial number 17X**** or later and versions prior to 1.270, Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-F series FX5UC-xMy/z(x=32,64,96, y=T,R, z=D,DSS) with serial number 179**** and prior and versions prior to 1.073, Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-F series FX5UC-32MT/DS-TS versions prior to 1.270, Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-F series FX5UC-32MT/DSS-TS versions prior to 1.270, Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-F series FX5UC-32MR/DS-TS versions prior to 1.270, Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-F series FX5UJ-xMy/z(x=24,40,60, y=T,R, z=ES,ESS) versions prior to 1.030, Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-F series FX5UJ-xMy/ES-A(x=24,40,60, y=T,R) versions prior to 1.031 and Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-F series FX5S-xMy/z(x=30,40,60,80, y=T,R, z=ES,ESS) version 1.000 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a DoS condition for the product's program execution or communication by sending specially crafted packets. System reset of the product is required for recovery.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2022-05-1817:15CVE publishedNVD
Observed activity
isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTCBlock these indicators
- Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-25161?format=txt
- CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-25161?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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.270 | < 1.270 | 1.270 | NVD |
| 1.73 | < 1.073 | 1.073 | NVD |
| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.270 | < 1.270 | 1.270 | NVD |
| 1.73 | < 1.073 | 1.073 | NVD |
| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.270 | < 1.270 | 1.270 | NVD |
| 1.73 | < 1.073 | 1.073 | NVD |
94 more products in the sources.
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 iQ-F Series
MELSEC iQ-F FX5S-xMy/z x=30406080 y=T.R z=ESESS: Version 1.000 (These products are sold in limited regions) · MELSEC iQ-F FX5UC-32MT/DS-TS FX5UC-32MT/DSS-TS FX5UC-32MR/DS-TS: All versions prior to 1.270 · MELSEC iQ-F FX5UC-xMy/z x=326496 y=TR z=DDSS with Serial number 179**** and prior: All versions prior to 1.073 · +11 more
Fix
- Update Mitsubishielectric melsec iq-fx5uc-32mr\/dds firmware to 1.270 · 1.073
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-22-139-01 · 14 productsMELSEC iQ-F FX5U-xMy/z x=32,64,80, y=T,R, z=ES,DS,ESS,DSS with Serial number 17X**** or later update to v1.270 or later
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-22-139-01 · 14 productsMELSEC iQ-F FX5U-xMy/z x=32,64,80, y=T,R, z=ES, DS, ESS, DSS with serial number 179**** and prior update to v1.073 or later
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-22-139-01 · 14 productsMELSEC iQ-F FX5UC-xMy/z x=32,64,96, y=T,R, z=D,DSS with serial number 17X**** or later update to v1.270 or later
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-22-139-01 · 14 productsMELSEC iQ-F FX5UC-xMy/z x=32,64,96, y=T,R, z=D,DSS with Serial number 179**** and prior update to v1.073 or later
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-22-139-01 · 14 productsMELSEC iQ-F FX5UC-32MT/DS-TS, FX5UC-32MT/DSS-TS, FX5UC-32MR/DS-TS update to v1.270 or later
- Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-22-139-01 · 14 productsMELSEC iQ-F FX5UJ-xMy/z x=24,40,60, y=T,R, z=ES,ESS update to v1.030 or later
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 3.18.6read 2026-10-23
- NVDCVSS 2.07.8read 2026-10-23
- NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-20read 2026-10-23
- FIRST EPSSEPSS score4.3 %2026-10-22
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Published
- 2022-05-18
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Modified
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