Unauthorized firmware installation via unchecked MQTT update
Published Feb 26, 2025 · Updated Mar 4, 2025
Missing firmware integrity checks in Sungrow WiNet-S V200.001.00.P025 and earlier allow remote attackers to install bogus firmware. A specific MQTT update message directs an inverter or WiNet connectivity dongle to fetch and install firmware from an attacker-controlled server without verifying its integrity. No authentication or user interaction is required; installed firmware can enable unauthorized control, malicious modification, or device bricking.
Summary
What happened
Missing firmware integrity checks in Sungrow WiNet-S V200.001.00.P025 and earlier allow remote attackers to install bogus firmware. A specific MQTT update message directs an inverter or WiNet connectivity dongle to fetch and install firmware from an attacker-controlled server without verifying its integrity. No authentication or user interaction is required; installed firmware can enable unauthorized control, malicious modification, or device bricking.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-50696
- Published
- Feb 26, 2025
- Updated
- Mar 4, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-494, T1693.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Feb 26, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 4, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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