CVE-2023-6942

Summary

CVE-2023-6942 is a critical vulnerability affecting multiple Mitsubishi Electric Corporation products, including EZSocket versions 3.0 and later, FR Configurator2, GT Designer3, MELSOFT Navigator, MT Works2, MX Component, and MX OPC Server DA/UA. An attacker can exploit this Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability by sending specially crafted packets without authentication, allowing them to connect illegally to these products. This issue poses a significant risk as it enables unauthenticated remote access, potentially leading to data theft, unauthorized system modifications, or denial-of-service attacks. It is recommended that users of the affected Mitsubishi Electric Corporation products update to the latest available version with proper authentication mechanisms to mitigate this vulnerability.

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