CVE-2016-8370

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 13, 2017 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:54 AM UTC
6 products affected across 1 vendorQJ71E71 100 FirmwareQJ71E71 B5 FirmwareQJ71E71 B2 Firmware

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

An issue was discovered in Mitsubishi Electric Automation MELSEC-Q series Ethernet interface modules QJ71E71-100, all versions, QJ71E71-B5, all versions, and QJ71E71-B2, all versions. Weakly encrypted passwords are transmitted to a MELSEC-Q PLC.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

All versions
mitsubishielectric-qj71e71-100 (same device)
All versions
mitsubishielectric-qj71e71-b2 (same device)
All versions
mitsubishielectric-qj71e71-b5 (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94632
x_refsource_MISCMitigationThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-336-03

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-327

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