CVE-2019-14929 json
An issue was discovered on Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V.
published 2019-10-28 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-6027
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.9%
- EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered on Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. ME-RTU devices through 2.02 and INEA ME-RTU devices through 3.0. Stored cleartext passwords could allow an unauthenticated attacker to obtain configured username and password combinations on the RTU due to the weak credentials management on the RTU. An unauthenticated user can obtain the exposed password credentials to gain access to the following services: DDNS service, Mobile Network Provider, and OpenVPN service.
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
cisa ICSA-21-252-03 updated cvss 9.8
Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. smartRTU and INEA ME-RTU
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Mitsubishi Electric smartRTU and INEA ME-RTU < 3.3affected: mitigation “Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. recommends users update to firmware Version 3.3 or later.” inea.si
From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- mogozobo.com https://www.mogozobo.com/?p=3593 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials
References
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mogozobo.com
/?p=3593
exploit, third-party-advisory
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mogozobo.com
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third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-14929
- NVD CVE-2019-14929
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