Mitsubishi · Melsec Q Series Qj71E71-100 · CVE-2022-25158
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-F series FX5U(C) CPU all versions
Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-F series FX5UJ CPU all versions
Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R series R00/01/02CPU all versions
Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R series R04/08/16/32/120(EN)CPU all versions
Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R series R08/16/32/120SFCPU all versions
Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R series R08/16/32/120PCPU all versions
Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R series R08/16/32/120PSFCPU all versions
Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R series RJ71C24(-R2/R4) all versions
Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R series RJ71EN71 all versions
Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R series RJ71GF11-T2 all versions
Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R series RJ71GP21(S)-SX all versions
Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R series RJ72GF15-T2 all versions
Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC Q series Q03UDECPU all versions
Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC Q series Q04/06/10/13/20/26/50/100UDEHCPU all versions
Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC Q series Q03/04/06/13/26UDVCPU all versions
Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC Q series Q04/06/13/26UDPVCPU all versions
Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC Q series QJ71C24N(-R2/R4) all versions
Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC Q series QJ71E71-100 all versions
Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC L series L02/06/26CPU(-P) all versions
Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC L series L26CPU-(P)BT all versions
Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC L series LJ71C24(-R2) all versions
Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC L series LJ71E71-100 all versions
Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC L series LJ72GF15-T2 all versions
**Description**
The issue is related to the cleartext storage of sensitive information, specifically password hashes, in files. This allows a remote attacker to disclose or tamper with these files, potentially leading to privilege escalation. The vulnerability is associated with the unencrypted storage of credentials, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges using a file named 00000001.SYP.
**Recommendations**
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.