Number: AV19-173
Date: 15 August 2019
On 13 August 2019 a public report was published highlighting vulnerabilities with proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code affecting smartRTU (Versions 2.02 and prior) and INEA ME-RTU (Versions 3.0 and prior) remote terminal unit products.
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an actor to perform remote code execution and gain root access to the devices.
The Cyber Centre encourages users and administrators to review the ICS-CERT Alert (ICS-ALERT-19-255-01) for recommended mitigations and contact their local Mitsubishi Electric representative for more information.
https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/alerts/ics-alert-19-255-01
https://us.mitsubishielectric.com/fa/en/about-us/distributors
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