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CVE-2025-10314NVD status: Deferred

FREQSHIP-mini for Windows: Incorrect Default Permissions

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CVE-2025-10314 is a high-severity incorrect default permissions vulnerability in FREQSHIP-mini for Windows from Mitsubishi Electric, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 out of 10. It can be exploited with local access to the system by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. Affected FREQSHIP-mini for Windows versions: versions 8.0.0 to 8.0.2. The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.16% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.

Next patch cycle

High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.

What to do

  1. Check which version of FREQSHIP-mini for Windows you run against the affected versions below, and install the vendor's latest release.
  2. Read the advisory on mitsubishielectric.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
Mitsubishi ElectricFREQSHIP-mini for Windowsversions 8.0.0 to 8.0.2Not stated

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
LocalThe attacker needs local access or must trick a user into running something.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
LowA basic user account is enough.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
ChangedThe attack can reach beyond the vulnerable component into other systems.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CNA (yd.MitsubishiElectric.co.jp).

Official description

Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation FREQSHIP-mini for Windows versions 8.0.0 to 8.0.2 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with system privileges by replacing service executable files (EXE) or DLLs in the installation directory with specially crafted files. As a result, the attacker may be able to disclose, tamper with, delete, or destroy information stored on the PC where the affected product is installed, or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) condition on the affected system.

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Incorrect Default Permissions

During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.

How developers prevent this class of flaw

  • The architecture needs to access and modification attributes for files to only those users who actually require those actions.
  • Compartmentalize the system to have safe areas where trust boundaries can be unambiguously drawn. Do not allow sensitive data to go outside of the trust boundary and always be careful when interfacing with a compartment outside of the safe area. Ensure that appropriate compartmentalization is built into the system design, and the compartmentalization allows for and reinforces privilege separation functionality. Architects and designers should rely on the principle of least privilege to decide the appropriate time to use privileges and the time to drop privileges.

More Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerabilities (CWE-276)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

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