Security Resilience

CVE-2022-29303

RCE in Contec Sv-Cpt-Mc310 Firmware 6.00

CISA KEVActive ExploitationEUVD ExploitedPublic PoCRCECommand Injection
Published
12 May 2022
Modified
03 November 2025
KEV Added
13 July 2023
CVSS Score v3.1 9.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.98 99.9th percentile
Risk Priority 97 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2022-29303 is a critical-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Contec Sv-Cpt-Mc310 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique NTDS (T1003.003); ranked in the top 0.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

SolarView Compact version 6.00 contains a command injection vulnerability in conf_mail.php that is tracked as CVE-2022-29303. The flaw is classified under CWE-78 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8, reflecting network-accessible exploitation without authentication or user interaction that can result in full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.

Unauthenticated remote attackers can supply crafted input to the affected PHP component and execute arbitrary operating-system commands on the underlying host. Successful exploitation grants the attacker the ability to run code with the privileges of the web application, enabling complete system compromise.

The vulnerability appears in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog and is accompanied by public exploit code on Packet Storm, indicating confirmed in-the-wild use. Its EPSS score has reached a peak of 0.9691 with a current value of 0.9437, underscoring sustained exploitation interest after disclosure.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

SolarView Compact ver.6.00 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via conf_mail.php.

CWE(s)
CWE-78
KEV Date Added
13 July 2023

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1003.003 NTDS Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to access or create a copy of the Active Directory domain database in order to steal credential information, as well as obtain other information about domain members such as devices, users, and access rights.
attack.mitre.org →
T1007 System Service Discovery Discovery
Adversaries may try to gather information about registered local system services.
attack.mitre.org →
T1010 Application Window Discovery Discovery
Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of open application windows.
attack.mitre.org →
T1021.004 SSH Lateral Movement
Adversaries may use [Valid Accounts](https://attack.
attack.mitre.org →
T1021.008 Direct Cloud VM Connections Lateral Movement
Adversaries may leverage [Valid Accounts](https://attack.
attack.mitre.org →
T1027.001 Binary Padding Stealth
Adversaries may use binary padding to add junk data and change the on-disk representation of malware.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-27521Same product: Contec Sv-Cpt-Mc310
CVE-2023-27514Same product: Contec Sv-Cpt-Mc310
CVE-2023-27917Same vendor: Contec
CVE-2022-44456Same vendor: Contec
CVE-2025-54948Shared CWE-78both on KEV
CVE-2019-15107Shared CWE-78both on KEV
CVE-2025-11953Shared CWE-78both on KEV
CVE-2023-28771Shared CWE-78both on KEV
CVE-2017-6884Shared CWE-78both on KEV
CVE-2026-73570Shared CWE-78both on KEV

Affected Assets

contec
sv-cpt-mc310 firmware
6.00

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.2.5
  • V1.2.8

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SC-27 Platform-independent Applications
addresses: CWE-78

Platform-independent apps typically execute inside a managed runtime or sandbox that restricts direct OS command execution, reducing the ability to exploit OS command injection.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-78

Validates inputs to block special elements that would alter OS command execution.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
blocks

PR.PS-06's SDLC practices directly require secure coding and input handling that blocks command-injection defects, yet the single broad outcome leaves many specific neutralization vectors and verification gaps unaddressed.

PR.PS-02 partial match
blocks

Routine patching/maintenance can remediate known command-injection CVEs in dependencies (partial forward) but does nothing to stop developers from introducing improper neutralization in custom code (none reverse).

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.5.14 Information transfer partial match
removes
A.5.15 Access control partial match
removes
A.5.16 Identity management partial match
removes
A.5.17 Authentication information partial match
removes
A.5.18 Access rights partial match
removes
A.8.10 Information deletion partial match
removes

References