CVE-2025-5241

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.

CVSS v3.1 Score

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-645 CWE-645

References

Other References

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-184-04 https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2025-005_en.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-5241? +

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. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2025-5241? +

CVE-2025-5241 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.3 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-5241? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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