CVE-2020-16226 | Mitsubishi Electric Multiple Products

Multiple Mitsubishi Electric products are vulnerable to impersonations of a legitimate device by a malicious actor, which may allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary commands.

Published: 2020-10-05 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-16226 is rated High Risk (67.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.27%). Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-16226

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-30 2.24% 2.27% +0.03%
2 2026-06-15 0.48% 2.24% +1.76%
3 2025-09-28 0.48%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-16226

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-16226

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-16226

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mitsubishielectric qj71mes96_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:qj71mes96_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric qj71ws96_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:qj71ws96_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric q06ccpu-v_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:q06ccpu-v_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric q24dhccpu-v_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:q24dhccpu-v_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric q24dhccpu-vg_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:q24dhccpu-vg_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric r12ccpu-v_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:r12ccpu-v_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric rd55up06-v_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:rd55up06-v_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric rd55up12-v_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:rd55up12-v_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric rj71gn11-t2_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:rj71gn11-t2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric rj71en71_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:rj71en71_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric qj71e71-100_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:qj71e71-100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric lj71e71-100_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:lj71e71-100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric qj71mt91_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:qj71mt91_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric rd78gn\(n\=4\,8\,16\,32\,64\)_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:rd78gn\(n\=4\,8\,16\,32\,64\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric rd78ghv_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:rd78ghv_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric rd78ghw_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:rd78ghw_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric nz2gacp620-60_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:nz2gacp620-60_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric nz2gacp620-300_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:nz2gacp620-300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric nz2ft-mt_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:nz2ft-mt_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric nz2ft-eip_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:nz2ft-eip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric q03udecpu_firmware <= 22081 cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:q03udecpu_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric qnudehcpu\(n\=04\/06\/10\/13\/20\/26\/50\/100\)_firmware <= 22081 cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:qnudehcpu\(n\=04\/06\/10\/13\/20\/26\/50\/100\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric qnudvcpu\(n\=03\/04\/06\/13\/26\)_firmware <= 22031 cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:qnudvcpu\(n\=03\/04\/06\/13\/26\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric qnudpvcpu\(n\=04\/06\/13\/2\)_firmware <= 22031 cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:qnudpvcpu\(n\=04\/06\/13\/2\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric lncpu\(-p\)\(n\=02\/06\/26\)_firmware <= 22051 cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:lncpu\(-p\)\(n\=02\/06\/26\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric l26cpu-\(p\)bt_firmware <= 22051 cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:l26cpu-\(p\)bt_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric rncpu\(n\=00\/01\/02\)t_firmware <= 18 cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:rncpu\(n\=00\/01\/02\)t_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric rncpu\(n\=04\/08\/16\/32\/120\)_firmware <= 50 cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:rncpu\(n\=04\/08\/16\/32\/120\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric rnencpu\(n\=04\/08\/16\/32\/120\)_firmware <= 50 cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:rnencpu\(n\=04\/08\/16\/32\/120\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric rnsfcpu_\(n\=08\/16\/32\/120\)_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:rnsfcpu_\(n\=08\/16\/32\/120\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric rnpcpu\(n\=08\/16\/32\/120\)_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:rnpcpu\(n\=08\/16\/32\/120\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric rnpsfcpu\(n\=08\/16\/32\/120\)_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:rnpsfcpu\(n\=08\/16\/32\/120\)_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx5uc-32mt\/d_firmware 1.210 cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx5uc-32mt\/d_firmware:1.210:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx5uc-32mt\/dss_firmware 1.210 cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx5uc-32mt\/dss_firmware:1.210:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx5uc-32mt\/ds-ts_firmware 1.210 cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx5uc-32mt\/ds-ts_firmware:1.210:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx5uc-32mt\/dss-ts_firmware 1.210 cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx5uc-32mt\/dss-ts_firmware:1.210:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx5uj-24mr\/es_firmware 1.000 cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx5uj-24mr\/es_firmware:1.000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx5uc-32mr\/ds-ts_firmware 1.210 cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx5uc-32mr\/ds-ts_firmware:1.210:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx5uj-24mt\/es_firmware 1.000 cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx5uj-24mt\/es_firmware:1.000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx5uj-24mt\/ess_firmware 1.000 cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx5uj-24mt\/ess_firmware:1.000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx5uj-40mr\/es_firmware 1.000 cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx5uj-40mr\/es_firmware:1.000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx5uj-40mt\/es_firmware 1.000 cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx5uj-40mt\/es_firmware:1.000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx5uj-40mt\/ess_firmware 1.000 cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx5uj-40mt\/ess_firmware:1.000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx5uj-60mr\/es_firmware 1.000 cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx5uj-60mr\/es_firmware:1.000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx5uj-60mt\/es_firmware 1.000 cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx5uj-60mt\/es_firmware:1.000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx5uj-60mt\/ess_firmware 1.000 cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx5uj-60mt\/ess_firmware:1.000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx5-enet_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx5-enet_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx5-enet\/ip_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx5-enet\/ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx5-enet-adp_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx5-enet-adp_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx3g-14mr\/es_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx3g-14mr\/es_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx3g-14mt\/ess_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx3g-14mt\/ess_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx3g-14mr\/ds_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx3g-14mr\/ds_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx3g-14mt\/dss_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx3g-14mt\/dss_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx3g-24mr\/es_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx3g-24mr\/es_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx3g-24mt\/ess_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx3g-24mt\/ess_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx3g-24mr\/ds_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx3g-24mr\/ds_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx3g-24mt\/dss_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx3g-24mt\/dss_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx3g-40mr\/es_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx3g-40mr\/es_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx3g-40mt\/ess_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx3g-40mt\/ess_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx3g-40mr\/ds_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx3g-40mr\/ds_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx3g-40mt\/dss_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx3g-40mt\/dss_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx3g-60mr\/es_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx3g-60mr\/es_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx3g-60mt\/ess_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx3g-60mt\/ess_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx3g-60mr\/ds_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx3g-60mr\/ds_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx3g-60mt\/dss_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx3g-60mt\/dss_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx3g-32_mt\/dss_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx3g-32_mt\/dss_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx3u-enet_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx3u-enet_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx3u-enet-l_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx3u-enet-l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx3u-enet-p502_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx3u-enet-p502_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fx5-cclgn-ms_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fx5-cclgn-ms_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric iu1-1m20-d_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:iu1-1m20-d_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric le7-40gu-l_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:le7-40gu-l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric got2000_series_gt21_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:got2000_series_gt21_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric got_simple_series_gs21_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:got_simple_series_gs21_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric got1000_series_gt14_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:got1000_series_gt14_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric gt25-j71gn13-t2_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:gt25-j71gn13-t2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fr-a820-e_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fr-a820-e_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fr-a840-e_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fr-a840-e_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fr-a860-e_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fr-a860-e_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mitsubishielectric fr-a842-e_firmware cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:fr-a842-e_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-16226

URL Tags
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-245-01 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
cvelogic Threat Intelligence