# CVE-2025-5872: eGauge EG3000 Energy Monitor Setting missing authentication

> Remote attackers can access the eGauge EG3000 Energy Monitor settings without authentication due to missing authorization checks.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Jun 2025
- **Updated:** 9 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-37vh-www3-8crv

## What is CVE-2025-5872?

CVE-2025-5872 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in eGauge EG3000 Energy Monitor, published on 9 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in eGauge EG3000 Energy Monitor 3.6.3. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation leads to missing authentication. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality), CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-5872?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-5872?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-5872 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-5872 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-5872 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-5872 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-5872 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in eGauge EG3000 Energy Monitor, published on 9 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-5872 exists.

Affected product: eGauge EG3000 Energy Monitor. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5872/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5872/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-5872
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5872
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-5872

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5872/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.