CVE-2017-12945

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 17.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2019-11-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-78

Description

Insufficient validation of user-supplied input for the Solstice Pod before 2.8.4 networking configuration enables authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root.

Affected products

mersive Solstice Firmware: before 2.8.4 — fixed in 2.8.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: mersive Solstice Firmware 2.8.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155494/Mersive-Solstice-2.8.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html
https://documentation.mersive.com/content/pages/release-notes.htm
https://github.com/aress31/cve-2017-12945
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47722
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155494/Mersive-Solstice-2.8.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html
https://documentation.mersive.com/content/pages/release-notes.htm
https://github.com/aress31/cve-2017-12945
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47722

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