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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.2

CVE-2026-15688 json

Password Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in GX Works3 and Motion Control Setting

published 2026-09-17 53 d ago modified 2026-10-09 31 d ago also EUVD-2026-81400

cvss
9.2
version 4.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 7%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm Vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric GX Works3 and Motion Control Setting allows a local attacker to successfully authenticate even with an invalid block password by executing the affected product and modifying part of the executable module in memory, and thereby may be able to view, tamper with, destroy, or delete control programs.

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

cisa ICSA-26-260-02 updated cvss 8.8

Mitsubishi Electric GX Works3 and Motion Control Settings

  • Mitsubishi Electric GX Works3
    affected: workaround, mitigation mitsubishielectric.com
  • Mitsubishi Electric Motion Control Settings (Software packaged with GX Works3)
    affected: workaround, mitigation mitsubishielectric.com

Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
53 d ago

Exploit prediction

0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 9.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H
CNA 4.0 9.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected products

  • Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GX Works3
  • Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Motion Control Setting

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-303 Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm

References

Sources

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