CVE-2017-9860

high-risk
Published 2017-08-05

An issue was discovered in SMA Solar Technology products. An attacker can use Sunny Explorer or the SMAdata2+ network protocol to update the device firmware without ever having to authenticate. If an attacker is able to create a custom firmware version that is accepted by the inverter, the inverter is compromised completely. This allows the attacker to do nearly anything: for example, giving access to the local OS, creating a botnet, using the inverters as a stepping stone into companies, etc. NOTE: the vendor reports that this attack has always been blocked by "a final integrity and compatibility check." Also, only Sunny Boy TLST-21 and TL-21 and Sunny Tripower TL-10 and TL-30 could potentially be affected

Do I need to act?

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0.43% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Sunny Boy 5000 Firmware
Sunny Tripower 20000Tl Firmware
Sunny Boy 4000Tl Firmware
Sunny Boy 5000Tl Firmware
Sunny Boy 2.5 Firmware
Sunny Boy 4.0 Firmware
Sunny Boy 5.0 Firmware
Sunny Central 630Cp Xt Firmware
Sunny Central Storage 630 Firmware
Sunny Central Storage 760 Firmware
Sunny Central Storage 850 Firmware
Sunny Central Storage 2200 Firmware
Sunny Central Storage 2500-Ev Firmware
Sunny Boy 3600 Firmware
Sunny Tripower Core1 Firmware
Sunny Tripower 15000Tl Firmware
Sunny Tripower 25000Tl Firmware
Sunny Tripower 5000Tl Firmware
Sunny Tripower 12000Tl Firmware
Sunny Tripower 60 Firmware

Affected Vendors

Sma
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 24/34 · High