Description
An ActiveX control in IcoLaunch.dll in Mitsubishi Electric Automation MC-WorX Suite 8.02 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a crafted HTML document in conjunction with a Login Client button click.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Mitsubishi MC-WorkX 8.02 - ActiveX Control 'IcoLaunch' File Execution EDB-28284 · remote · Sep 15, 2013
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 1
- ICSA-14-051-02 Mitsubishi Electric Automation MC-WorX Suite Unsecure ActiveX Control CISA ICS & IT advisories · Jun 9, 2025