CVE-2016-8368 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Automation MELSEC-Q series Ethernet interface modules (QJ71E71-100, QJ71E71-B5, QJ71E71-B2). A remote attacker can exploit an unrestricted externally accessible lock by connecting to the PLC via Port 5002/TCP, causing the PLC to become unresponsive and require a manual reset. This vulnerability is rated as High severity (CVSS 8.6), indicating a critical risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:qj71e71-100_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:qj71e71-b5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mitsubishielectric:qj71e71-b2_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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