CVE-2017-9856

3.4 LOW
Published: August 05, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

An issue was discovered in SMA Solar Technology products. Sniffed passwords from SMAdata2+ communication can be decrypted very easily. The passwords are "encrypted" using a very simple encryption algorithm. This enables an attacker to find the plaintext passwords and authenticate to the device. NOTE: the vendor reports that only Sunny Boy TLST-21 and TL-21 and Sunny Tripower TL-10 and TL-30 could potentially be affected

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
3.4 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.7%
47th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

sma