CVE-2022-40265
Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability in MELSEC iQ-R Series Ethernet Interface Module
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series RJ71EN71 Firmware version "65" and prior and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R04/08/16/32/120ENCPU Network Part Firmware version "65" and prior allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a Denial of Service condition by sending specially crafted packets. A system reset is required for recovery.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability in MELSEC iQ-R Series Ethernet Interface Module
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series RJ71EN71 Firmware version "65" and prior and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R04/08/16/32/120ENCPU Network Part Firmware version "65" and prior allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a Denial of Service condition by sending specially crafted packets. A system reset is required for recovery.
- Record
CVE-2022-40265- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-43563
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series RJ71EN71 Firmware version "65" and prior and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R04/08/16/32/120ENCPU Network Part Firmware version "65" and prior allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a Denial of Service condition by sending specially crafted packets. A system reset is required for recovery.
- Record
EUVD-2022-43563- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vgcx-cp27-7f7h
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series...
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series RJ71EN71 Firmware version "65" and prior and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R04/08/16/32/120ENCPU Network Part Firmware version "65" and prior allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a Denial of Service condition by sending specially crafted packets. A system reset is required for recovery.
- Record
GHSA-vgcx-cp27-7f7h- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series RJ71EN71 Firmware version "65" and prior and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R Series R04/08/16/32/120ENCPU Network Part Firmware version "65" and prior allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a Denial of Service condition by sending specially crafted packets. A system reset is required for recovery.
- Record
CVE-2022-40265- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- mitsubishi electric corporation melsec iq-r series r04/08/16/32/120encpu
- mitsubishi electric corporation melsec iq-r series rj71en71
- mitsubishielectric rj71en71 firmware
- mitsubishielectric r04encpu firmware
- mitsubishielectric r08encpu firmware
- mitsubishielectric r120encpu firmware
- mitsubishielectric r16encpu firmware
- mitsubishielectric r32encpu firmware
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-40265 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Melsec Iq-r Series R04/08/16/32/120encpu, published November 30, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.02%, the 63rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.