CVE-2022-24946
HIGHEPSS 74th pctlDescription
Improper Resource Locking vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-R Series R12CCPU-V firmware versions "16" and prior, Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC-Q Series Q03UDECPU the first 5 digits of serial No. "24061" and prior, Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC-Q Series Q04/06/10/13/20/26/50/100UDEHCPU the first 5 digits of serial No. "24061" and prior, Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC-Q Series Q03/04/06/13/26UDVCPU the first 5 digits of serial number "24051" and prior, Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC-Q Series Q04/06/13/26UDPVCPU the first 5 digits of serial number "24051" and prior, Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC-Q Series Q12DCCPU-V all versions, Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC-Q Series Q24DHCCPU-V(G) all versions, Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC-Q Series Q24/26DHCCPU-LS all versions, Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC-L series L02/06/26CPU(-P) the first 5 digits of serial number "24051" and prior, Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC-L series L26CPU-(P)BT the first 5 digits of serial number "24051" and prior and Mitsubishi Electric MELIPC Series MI5122-VW firmware versions "05" and prior allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition in Ethernet communications by sending specially crafted packets. A system reset of the products is required for recovery.
How to fix
No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.
Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 74% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-667 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2019-10072 | High | 7.5 | 73% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2002-1850 | High | 7.5 | 15% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2009-2699 | High | 7.5 | 14% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2004-0174 | High | 7.5 | 12% | - | - |
| CVE-2009-4272 | High | 7.5 | 11% | - | - |
| CVE-2020-24606 | High | 8.6 | 5.2% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2022-24946?
No published fix for CVE-2022-24946 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.
Is CVE-2022-24946 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2022-24946 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.6% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 74% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2022-24946?
CVE-2022-24946 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-06-02.