CVE-2025-5023
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers within Wi-Fi range of Mitsubishi Electric's discontinued EcoGuideTAB photovoltaic monitors to access hardcoded credentials, potentially exposing power generation data, tampering with system information, or causing denial-of-service. Only affects specific PV-DR004J and PV-DR004JA units that were discontinued in 2015 and no longer supported since 2020.
💻 Affected Systems
- Mitsubishi Electric EcoGuideTAB PV-DR004J
- Mitsubishi Electric EcoGuideTAB PV-DR004JA
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete compromise of photovoltaic monitoring system allowing data theft, manipulation of power generation records, and permanent system disruption affecting energy management.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to power generation data and potential disruption of monitoring functions within Wi-Fi range.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if systems are isolated from networks and physical access is controlled.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires CVE-2025-5022 to obtain hardcoded credentials first. Attack limited to Wi-Fi communication range.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: None
Vendor Advisory: https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/psirt/vulnerability/pdf/2025-007_en.pdf
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Products discontinued in 2015 with support ended in 2020.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Network Isolation
allPhysically isolate affected systems from any network connectivity and restrict Wi-Fi access.
Physical Access Control
allRestrict physical access to devices and monitor Wi-Fi communication range.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Decommission and replace affected systems with supported alternatives
- Implement strict physical security controls around device locations
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check device model number (PV-DR004J or PV-DR004JA) and manufacturing date (pre-2015).Check Version:
Check physical device label for model number PV-DR004J or PV-DR004JA.Verify Fix Applied:
No fix available to verify. Only mitigation through decommissioning or isolation.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to monitoring interface
- Unusual Wi-Fi connection patterns
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected Wi-Fi traffic between monitoring units
- Authentication attempts using default credentials
SIEM Query:
Search for authentication events from PV-DR004J/PV-DR004JA devices or Wi-Fi connection attempts to monitoring interfaces.