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high 7.5

CVE-2020-5655 json

NULL pointer dereferences vulnerability in TCP/IP function included in the firmware of MELSEC iQ-R series (RJ71EIP91 EtherNet/IP Network In…

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-26816

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.9%
EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

NULL pointer dereferences vulnerability in TCP/IP function included in the firmware of MELSEC iQ-R series (RJ71EIP91 EtherNet/IP Network Interface Module First 2 digits of serial number are '02' or before, RJ71PN92 PROFINET IO Controller Module First 2 digits of serial number are '01' or before, RD81DL96 High Speed Data Logger Module First 2 digits of serial number are '08' or before, RD81MES96N MES Interface Module First 2 digits of serial number are '04' or before, and RD81OPC96 OPC UA Server Module First 2 digits of serial number are '04' or before) allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to stop the network functions of the products via a specially crafted packet.

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

cisa ICSA-20-303-02 updated cvss 7.5

Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R

  • Mitsubishi Electric EtherNet/IP Network Interface Module RJ71EIP91 <= first 2 digits of serial number are 02 Mitsubishi Electric High Speed Data Logger Module RD81DL96 <= first 2 digits of serial number are 08 Mitsubishi Electric MES Interface Module RD81MES96N <= first 2 digits of serial number are 04 Mitsubishi Electric OPC UA Server Module RD81OPC96 <= first 2 digits of serial number are 04 Mitsubishi Electric PROFINET IO Controller Module RJ71PN92 <= first 2 digits of serial number are 01
    affected: mitigation “Block access from untrusted networks and hosts through firewalls.” mitsubishielectric.com

From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf

Exploit prediction

2.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-R series

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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