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CVE-2026-16437NVD

Vulnerability Summary

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 an authenticated local user with administrative privileges to unlock the system by tampering with the management file that stores the challenge response. Administrators are able to read and write the management file. But the management file is protected by Windows. 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.
Severity Level
HIGH(7.1)
Published Date
Oct 15, 2026
Last Modified
Oct 15, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.09%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
Refer to the official MITRE database for detailed architectural specifications regarding this weakness.
CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 7.1 (HIGH)
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityHigh
Attack RequirementsNone
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)High
Integrity (Vulnerable System)High
Availability (Vulnerable System)High
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)None
Integrity (Subsequent System)None
Availability (Subsequent System)None

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
  • Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GENESIS >= versions 11.03 and prior
  • Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions GENESIS >= versions 11.03 and prior
  • Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GENESIS64 >= versions 10.97.3 and prior
  • Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions GENESIS64 >= versions 10.97.3 and prior
  • Mitsubishi Electric Corporation ICONICS Suite >= versions 10.97.3 and prior
  • Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions ICONICS Suite >= versions 10.97.3 and prior
  • Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Hyper Historian >= versions 10.97.3 and prior
  • Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions Hyper Historian >= versions 10.97.3 and prior
  • Mitsubishi Electric Corporation AnalytiX >= versions 10.97.3 and prior
  • Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions AnalytiX >= versions 10.97.3 and prior
  • Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MobileHMI >= versions 10.97.3 and prior
  • Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions MobileHMI >= versions 10.97.3 and prior
  • Mitsubishi Electric Corporation IoTWorX >= versions 10.97.3 and prior
  • Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions IoTWorX >= versions 10.97.3 and prior
  • Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MC Works64 >= all versions
  • Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GENESIS32 >= all versions
  • Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions GENESIS32 >= all versions
  • Mitsubishi Electric Corporation BizViz >= all versions
  • Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions BizViz >= all versions
Patched Versions
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