Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-1285

Race Condition in Mitsubishielectric Gc-Enet-Com Firmware

Published
14 April 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 7.5
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0069 49th percentile
Risk Priority 58 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-1285 is a high-severity Signal Handler Race Condition (CWE-364) vulnerability in Mitsubishielectric Gc-Enet-Com Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 49th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Signal Handler Race Condition vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric India GC-ENET-COM whose first 2 digits of 11-digit serial number of unit are "16" allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition in Ethernet communication by sending a large…

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number of specially crafted packets to any UDP port when GC-ENET-COM is configured as a Modbus TCP Server. The communication resumes only when the power of the main unit is turned off and on or when the GC-ENET-COM is hot-swapped from the main unit.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2024-7589Shared CWE-362, CWE-364
CVE-2024-6387Shared CWE-362, CWE-364
CVE-2023-5676Shared CWE-362, CWE-364
CVE-2023-1424Same vendor: Mitsubishielectric
CVE-2023-5275Same vendor: Mitsubishielectric
CVE-2023-3346Same vendor: Mitsubishielectric
CVE-2026-1876Same vendor: Mitsubishielectric
CVE-2026-1875Same vendor: Mitsubishielectric
CVE-2023-5274Same vendor: Mitsubishielectric
CVE-2024-53160Shared CWE-362

Affected Assets

mitsubishielectric
gc-enet-com firmware
all versions

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V10.4.2
  • V10.4.5
  • V15.1.3
  • V15.4.1

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-362

Accurate timestamps from internal clocks enable detection of race conditions by providing reliable event ordering in audit logs.

addresses: CWE-362

Coordination of concurrent security activities reduces the probability that shared resources will be accessed simultaneously without proper synchronization.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly prevent introduction of signal-handler race conditions during coding and review.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

finds

Security testing can detect signal-handler race conditions before release.

prevents

Secure SDLC practices can require avoidance of unsafe signal handling patterns.

prevents

Application security requirements can specify thread-safety and locking rules, but do not prescribe implementation details.

degrades

Secure architecture principles can mandate safe concurrency and signal design.

prevents

Secure coding standards directly prohibit race-prone signal handlers.

mitigates

Change management may catch unsafe signal code during reviews but does not address the weakness itself.

References