Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-8531

Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-Q Series Q03UDVCPU, Q04UDVCPU, Q06UDVCPU, Q13UDVCPU, Q26UDVCPU, Q04UDPVC

Published Sep 19, 2025 · catalog updated Sep 24, 2025 · Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-Q Series Q04UDPVCPU

Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-8531. EPSS is 1.02%. Act only if a listed version of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-Q Series Q04UDPVCPU is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.02%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-Q Series Q04UDPVCPU The first 5 digits of serial No. "24082" to "27081"

Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-Q Series Q03UDVCPU, Q04UDVCPU, Q06UDVCPU, Q13UDVCPU, Q26UDVCPU, Q04UDPVCPU, Q06UDPVCPU, Q13UDPVCPU, and Q26UDPVCPU with the first 5 digits of serial No. "24082" to "27081" allows a remote attacker to cause an integer underflow by sending specially crafted packets to the affected product to stop Ethernet communication and the execution of control programs on the product, when the user authentication function is enabled. The user authentication function is enabled by default only when sett

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  • vendor Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-Q Series Q04UDPVCPU The first 5 digits of serial No. "24082" to "27081"The first 5 digits of serial No. "24082" to "27081"

How to fix CVE-2025-8531

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-8531. EPSS is 1.02%. Act only if a listed version of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-Q Series Q04UDPVCPU is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-Q Series Q04UDPVCPU The first 5 digits of serial No. "24082" to "27081" The first 5 digits of serial No. "24082" to "27081". Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 1.02%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 19, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-Q Series Q03UDVCPU, Q04UDVCPU, Q06UDVCPU, Q13UDVCPU, Q26UDVCPU, Q04UDPVCPU, Q06UDPVCPU, Q13UDPVCPU, and Q26UDPVCPU with the first 5 digits of serial No. "24082" to "27081" allows a remote attacker to cause an integer underflow by sending specially crafted packets to the affected product to s

  2. Sep 24, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-Q Series Q03UDVCPU, Q04UDVCPU, Q06UDVCPU, Q13UDVCPU, Q26UDVCPU, Q04UDPVCPU, Q06UDPVCPU, Q13UDPVCPU, and Q26UDPVCPU with the first 5 digits of serial No. "24082" to "27081" allows a remote attacker to cause an integer underflow by sending specially crafted packets to the affected product to s

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-8531

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-8531

    30-day exploitation probability 1.02%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-30300

    Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELSEC-Q Series Q03UDVCPU, Q04UDVCPU, Q06UDVCPU, Q13UDVCPU, Q26UDVCPU, Q04UDPVCPU, Q06UDPVCPU, Q13UDPVCPU, and Q26UDPVCPU with the first 5 digits of serial No. "24082" to "27081"

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 29, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 29, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 23, 2026
  • EUVDOct 23, 2026