CVE-2012-5863: Sinapsi eSolar OS Command Injection

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 24.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2012-11-23 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-78

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.

Affected products

Sinapsitech Esolar Duo Photovoltaic System Monitor: all versions
Sinapsitech Esolar Light Photovoltaic System Monitor: all versions
Sinapsitech Esolar Photovoltaic System Monitor: all versions
Sinapsitech Sinapsi Firmware: through 2.0.2870

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-09/0045.html
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21273/
http://www.sinapsitech.it/default.asp?active_page_id=78&news_id=88
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80200
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-12-325-01
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-09/0045.html
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21273/
http://www.sinapsitech.it/default.asp?active_page_id=78&news_id=88
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-325-01.pdf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80202

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