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Vulnerability record · CVE-2019-14929 · published 28 October 2019

CVE-2019-14929: Mitsubishielectric smartrtu firmware insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability

Mitsubishielectric · Smartrtu Firmware

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.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 1.9% · top 20.7% CWE-522 · Insufficiently protected credentials
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 5.0
1.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

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

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://www.mogozobo.com/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.mogozobo.com/?p=3593 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.mogozobo.com/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.mogozobo.com/?p=3593 ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Related vulnerabilities

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2019-14929), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.