CVE-2025-5241
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series Account Lockout Bypass
Description
Overly Restrictive Account Lockout Mechanism vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to lockout legitimate users for a certain period by repeatedly attempting to login with incorrect passwords. The legitimate users will be unable to login until a certain period has passed after the lockout or until the product is reset.
INFO
Published Date :
July 11, 2025, 1:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
July 11, 2025, 1:15 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
1.4
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-5241
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-5241.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-184-04 | |
| https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2025-005_en.pdf |
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jul. 11, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Overly Restrictive Account Lockout Mechanism vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC iQ-F Series allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to lockout legitimate users for a certain period by repeatedly attempting to login with incorrect passwords. The legitimate users will be unable to login until a certain period has passed after the lockout or until the product is reset. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Added CWE CWE-645 Added Reference https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-184-04 Added Reference https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2025-005_en.pdf
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-5241 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-5241
weaknesses.