CVE-2023-4699 CRITICAL

CVE-2023-4699: Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric proprietary protocol communication of multiple FA products

Vendor Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Product MELSEC-F Series FX3U-16MT/ES
Weakness CWE-306 · Missing auth
Published November 6, 2023
Last update December 16, 2025
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CVSS base score

10.0/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-F Series CPU modules, MELSEC iQ-F Series, MELSEC iQ-R series CPU modules, MELSEC iQ-R series, MELSEC iQ-L series, MELSEC Q series, MELSEC-L series, Mitsubishi Electric CNC M800V/M80V series, Mitsubishi Electric CNC M800/M80/E80 series and Mitsubishi Electric CNC M700V/M70V/E70 series allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands by sending specific packets to the affected products. This could lead to disclose or tamper with information by reading or writing control programs, or cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition on the products by resetting the memory contents of the products to factory settings or resetting the products remotely.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 6, 2023 CVE published
December 16, 2025 Record updated