CVE-2021-20593 Auth bypass in Air Conditioning System/Centralized Controllers G-50A; GB-50A; AG-150A-A; AG-150A-J; GB-50ADA-A; GB-50ADA-J; EB-50GU-A; EB-50GU-J; AE-200A; AE-200E; AE-50A; AE-50E; EW-50A; EW-50E; TE-200A; TE-50A; TW-50A; CMS-RMD-J; Air Conditioning System/Expansion Controllers PAC-YG50ECA

High 7.1 Published Updated

Remote authenticated attackers can impersonate administrators to disclose and tamper with air conditioning system configurations due to flawed authentication implementation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-20593?

CVE-2021-20593 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Air Conditioning System/Centralized Controllers G-50A; GB-50A; AG-150A-A; AG-150A-J; GB-50ADA-A; GB-50ADA-J; EB-50GU-A; EB-50GU-J; AE-200A; AE-200E; AE-50A; AE-50E; EW-50A; EW-50E; TE-200A; TE-50A; TW-50A; CMS-RMD-J; Air Conditioning System/Expansion Controllers PAC-YG50ECA, published on 13 Jul 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm in Mitsubishi Electric Air Conditioning System/Centralized Controllers (G-50A Ver.2.50 to Ver. 3.35, GB-50A Ver.2.50 to Ver. 3.35, AG-150A-A Ver.3.20 and prior, AG-150A-J Ver.3.20 and prior, GB-50ADA-A Ver.3.20 and prior, GB-50ADA-J Ver.3.20 and prior, EB-50GU-A Ver 7.09 and prior, EB-50GU-J Ver 7.09 and prior, AE-200A Ver 7.93 and prior, AE-200E Ver 7.93 and prior, AE-50A Ver 7.93 and prior, AE-50E Ver 7.93 and prior, EW-50A Ver 7.93 and prior, EW-50E Ver 7.93 and prior, TE-200A Ver 7.93 and prior, TE-50A Ver 7.93 and prior, TW-50A Ver 7.93 and prior, CMS-RMD-J Ver.1.30 and prior) and Air Conditioning System/Expansion Controllers (PAC-YG50ECA Ver.2.20 and prior) allows a remote authenticated attacker to impersonate administrators to disclose configuration information of the air conditioning system and tamper information (e.g. operation information and configuration of air conditioning system) by exploiting this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-20593?

It affects 19 products.

Products include Mitsubishi Ae-200a Firmware, Mitsubishi Ae-200e Firmware, Mitsubishi Ae-50a Firmware, Mitsubishi Ae-50e Firmware, Mitsubishi Ag-150a-a Firmware, Mitsubishi Ag-150a-J Firmware and 13 more.

How do I fix CVE-2021-20593?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-20593 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2021-20593 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20593 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wwxr-fcr7-6w34.

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