CVE-2024-50696
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSunGrow WiNet-S V200.001.00.P025 and earlier versions is missing integrity checks for firmware upgrades. Sending a specific MQTT message allows an update to an inverter or a WiNet connectivity dongle with a bogus firmware file that is located on attacker-controlled server.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceSunGrow WiNet-S V200.001.00.P025 and earlier firmware lacks integrity validation for updates, allowing attackers to send crafted MQTT messages that trigger firmware downloads from attacker-controlled servers. This enables remote installation of malicious firmware on inverters and WiNet connectivity dongles without cryptographic verification.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 200.001.00.P025CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify WiNet-S firmware versionAccess the device admin interface or check system information pages to retrieve the current firmware version numberAffected if The installed firmware version is 200.001.00.P025 or earlier
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Verify MQTT message source validationInspect MQTT broker configuration or network logs to confirm that firmware update commands are validated for authentication and source integrity before processingAffected if MQTT messages triggering firmware downloads are accepted without cryptographic signature verification or authentication checks
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Confirm firmware integrity verification existsReview device settings or firmware update configuration to determine if cryptographic signature validation is performed on downloaded firmware before flashingAffected if No firmware signature verification or integrity check is performed prior to firmware installation
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Check network exposure of MQTT serviceDetermine if the MQTT service is accessible from untrusted networks or lacks proper access controlsAffected if The MQTT interface is exposed to attacker-controlled networks without segmentation or authentication enforcement
You are affected if your WiNet-S device runs firmware version 200.001.00.P025 or earlier and accepts firmware update requests via MQTT without verifying cryptographic signatures.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement cryptographic signature verification for all firmware updates using secure boot chain of trust, validate firmware signatures before flashing, and ensure update requests require proper authentication.
- Consultation8.0 h
- Implementation24.0 h
- Testing12.0 h
- Review / QA6.0 h
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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