CVE-2012-5863 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2012-5863

Sinapsi eSolar OS Command Injection

Vulnerability Description

These Sinapsi devices do not check for special elements in commands sent to the system. By accessing certain pages with administrative privileges that do not require authentication within the device, attackers can execute arbitrary, unexpected, or dangerous commands directly onto the operating system.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Roberto Paleari and Ivan Speziale identified vulnerabilities and released proof-of-concept (exploit) code for the Sinapsi eSolar Light Photovoltaic System Monitor without coordination with Sinapsi or ICS-CERT.

References

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High 7.8

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

eSolar, eSolar DUO, eSolar Light
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: November 23rd, 2012
Last Modified: July 8th, 2025
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-78

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter
Execution
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1005 Data from Local System
Collection
T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Exfiltration