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CVE-2012-6428: Carlo Gavazzi EOS Box Hard-Coded Credentials

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-12-23 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-798

Description

The Carlo Gavazzi EOS-Box stores hard-coded passwords in the PHP file of the device. By using the hard-coded passwords, attackers can log into the device with administrative privileges. This could allow the attacker to have unauthorized access.

Affected products

• Carlosgavazzi Eos-Box Photovoltaic Monitoring System: all versions
• Carlosgavazzi Eos-Box Photovoltaic Monitoring System Firmware: through 1.0.0

References

• https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-12-354-02
• http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-354-02.pdf

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