An authentication bypass vulnerability in GENESIS, GENESIS64, ICONICS Suite, Hyper Historian, AnalytiX, MobileHMI, IoTWorX, MC Works64, GENESIS32 and BizViz
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-16436 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Mitsubishi |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-10-15 09:17:16 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-10-16 06:17:10 UTC |
| Description | Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric GENESIS versions 11.03 and prior, GENESIS64 versions 10.97.3 and prior, ICONICS Suite versions 10.97.3 and prior, Hyper Historian versions 10.97.3 and prior, AnalytiX versions 10.97.3 and prior, MobileHMI 10.97.3 and prior, IoTWorX 10.97.3 and prior, MC Works64 all versions, GENESIS32 all versions, BizViz all versions, Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions GENESIS versions 11.03 and prior, GENESIS64 versions 10.97.3 and prior, ICONICS Suite versions 10.97.3 and prior, Hyper Historian versions 10.97.3 and prior, AnalytiX versions 10.97.3 and prior, MobileHMI 10.97.3 and prior, IoTWorX 10.97.3 and prior, GENESIS32 all versions, and BizViz all versions allows a remote attacker to unlock the system by obtaining the challenge response by some means. The challenge response used to unlock the system is common to all users and fixed. As a result, the attacker may disclose, tamper with, destroy, or delete internal information, or cause the affected system to enter a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v4.0 9.2 CRITICAL from [email protected]
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS: 0.003030000 probability, percentile 0.215050000 (date 2026-10-15)
Problem Types: CWE-640 | CWE-640 CWE-640 Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | [email protected] | Secondary | 9.2 | CRITICAL | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C... |
| 4.0 | CNA | CVSS | 9.2 | CRITICAL | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
CVSS v4.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowAttack Requirements
PresentPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighSub Conf.
NoneSub Integrity
NoneSub Availability
NoneCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | GENESIS | affected versions 11.03 and prior | Not specified |
| CNA | Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions | GENESIS | affected versions 11.03 and prior | Not specified |
| CNA | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | GENESIS64 | affected versions 10.97.3 and prior | Not specified |
| CNA | Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions | GENESIS64 | affected versions 10.97.3 and prior | Not specified |
| CNA | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | ICONICS Suite | affected versions 10.97.3 and prior | Not specified |
| CNA | Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions | ICONICS Suite | affected versions 10.97.3 and prior | Not specified |
| CNA | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | Hyper Historian | affected versions 10.97.3 and prior | Not specified |
| CNA | Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions | Hyper Historian | affected versions 10.97.3 and prior | Not specified |
| CNA | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | AnalytiX | affected versions 10.97.3 and prior | Not specified |
| CNA | Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions | AnalytiX | affected versions 10.97.3 and prior | Not specified |
| CNA | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | MobileHMI | affected versions 10.97.3 and prior | Not specified |
| CNA | Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions | MobileHMI | affected versions 10.97.3 and prior | Not specified |
| CNA | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | IoTWorX | affected versions 10.97.3 and prior | Not specified |
| CNA | Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions | IoTWorX | affected versions 10.97.3 and prior | Not specified |
| CNA | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | MC Works64 | affected all versions | Not specified |
| CNA | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | GENESIS32 | affected all versions | Not specified |
| CNA | Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions | GENESIS32 | affected all versions | Not specified |
| CNA | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | BizViz | affected all versions | Not specified |
| CNA | Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions | BizViz | affected all versions | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| www.mitsubishielectric.com/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2026-006_en.pdf | [email protected] | www.mitsubishielectric.com | |
| jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU | MITRE | jvn.jp | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.