High severity7.6NVD Advisory· Published Dec 24, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-20826
CVE-2021-20826
Description
Unprotected transport of credentials vulnerability in IDEC PLCs (FC6A Series MICROSmart All-in-One CPU module v2.32 and earlier, FC6A Series MICROSmart Plus CPU module v1.91 and earlier, WindLDR v8.19.1 and earlier, WindEDIT Lite v1.3.1 and earlier, and Data File Manager v2.12.1 and earlier) allows an attacker to obtain the PLC Web server user credentials from the communication between the PLC and the software. As a result, the complete access privileges to the PLC Web server may be obtained, and manipulation of the PLC output and/or suspension of the PLC may be conducted.
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Affected products
6- Range: <=v2.32
- Range: <=v1.3.1
- Range: <=v2.12.1
- Range: <=v1.91
- IDEC Corporation/IDEC PLCv5Range: FC6A Series MICROSmart All-in-One CPU module v2.32 and earlier, FC6A Series MICROSmart Plus CPU module v1.91 and earlier, WindLDR v8.19.1 and earlier, WindEDIT Lite v1.3.1 and earlier, and Data File Manager v2.12.1 and earlier
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU92279973/index.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.idec.com/home/lp/pdf/2021-12-24-PLC.pdfnvdVendor Advisory
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