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Weakness
CWE
CWE-400
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Resource consumption limits
MITRE ATT&CK

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Impact

CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required.
Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker could cause denial of service by exhausting system resources by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 1.5% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R series CPU modules (R00/01/02CPU all versions, R04/08/16/32/120(EN)CPU all versions, R08/16/32/120SFCPU all. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement rate limiting, set resource quotas, validate input sizes, use timeouts.

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This vulnerability is classified as Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400), which allows attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources. Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R series CPU modules (R00/01/02CPU all versions, R04/08/16/32/120(EN)CPU all versions, R08/16/32/120SFCPU all versions, R08/16/32/120PCPU all versions, R08/16/32/120PSFCPU all versions) allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to prevent legitimate clients from connecting to the MELSOFT transmission port (TCP/IP) by not closing a connection properly, which may lead to a denial of service (DoS) condition. Affected products include: Mitsubishielectric R00Cpu Firmware, Mitsubishielectric R01Cpu Firmware, Mitsubishielectric R02Cpu Firmware, Mitsubishielectric R04Cpu Firmware, Mitsubishielectric R08Cpu Firmware.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

DescriptionNVD

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R series CPU modules (R00/01/02CPU all versions, R04/08/16/32/120(EN)CPU all versions, R08/16/32/120SFCPU all versions, R08/16/32/120PCPU all versions, R08/16/32/120PSFCPU all versions) allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to prevent legitimate clients from connecting to the MELSOFT transmission port (TCP/IP) by not closing a connection properly, which may lead to a denial of service (DoS) condition.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
1.5%
Top 29% exploitable
Data Quality
2 sources
Confidence: Low
NVD CVE.org EPSS

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 1.5%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

39
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +38
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Denial of Service MEDIUM

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r00cpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r01cpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r02cpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r04cpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r08cpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r16cpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r32cpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r120cpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r08sfcpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r16sfcpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r32sfcpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r120sfcpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r08pcpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r16pcpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r32pcpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r120pcpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r08psfcpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r16psfcpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r32psfcpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r120psfcpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Advisories & patches
ADVISORY https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/en/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2021-003_en.pdf REF https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU98060539/index.html

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