An issue was discovered in SMA Solar Technology products.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An issue was discovered in SMA Solar Technology products. By sending nonsense data or setting up a TELNET session to the database port of Sunny Explorer, the application can be crashed. NOTE: the vendor reports that the maximum possible damage is a communication failure. Also, only Sunny Boy TLST-21 and TL-21 and Sunny Tripower TL-10 and TL-30 could potentially be affected
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-9851
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r4c9-h547-774j
References
More SMA Sunny Explorer vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-07233 An issue was discovered in SMA Solar Technology products. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-07232 An issue was discovered in SMA Solar Technology products. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2017-9851 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-9851 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r4c9-h547-774j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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