CVE-2021-20600
Uncontrolled resource consumption in MELSEC iQ-R series C Controller Module R12CCPU-V all...
Uncontrolled resource consumption in Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R series C Controller Module R12CCPU-V Firmware Versions "16" and prior allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition by sending a large number of packets in a short time while the module starting up. System reset is required for recovery.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Uncontrolled resource consumption in Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R series C Controller Module R12CCPU-V Firmware Versions "16" and prior allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition by sending a large number of packets in a short time while the module starting up. System reset is required for recovery.
- Record
CVE-2021-20600- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Uncontrolled resource consumption in Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R series C Controller Module R12CCPU-V Firmware Versions "16" and prior allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition by sending a large number of packets in a short time while the module starting up. System reset is required for recovery.
- Record
CVE-2021-20600- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-8018 No score
Uncontrolled resource consumption in Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R series C Controller Module R12CCPU-V Firmware Versions "16" and prior allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition by sending a large number of packets in a short time while the module starting up. System reset is required for recovery.
- Record
EUVD-2021-8018- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8r87-v86x-7qm3
Uncontrolled resource consumption in MELSEC iQ-R series C Controller Module R12CCPU-V all...
Uncontrolled resource consumption in MELSEC iQ-R series C Controller Module R12CCPU-V all versions allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition by sending a large number of packets in a short time while the module starting up.
- Record
GHSA-8r87-v86x-7qm3- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-20600 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Mitsubishielectric R12ccpu-v Firmware, published October 8, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.38%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.