CVE-2024-50696
Sungrowpower Winet-S Firmware ≤ 200.001.00.P025
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NSummary
CVE-2024-50696 is a high-severity Download of Code Without Integrity Check (CWE-494) vulnerability in Sungrowpower Winet-S Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Supply Chain Compromise (T1195); ranked at the 12th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to CM-14 (Signed Components) and SI-7 (Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2024-50696 affects SunGrow WiNet-S firmware versions V200.001.00.P025 and earlier, where integrity checks are missing during firmware upgrades. This vulnerability, classified under CWE-494 (Download of Code Without Integrity Check), enables an attacker to send a specific MQTT message that triggers an unauthorized firmware update to a SunGrow inverter or WiNet connectivity dongle using a bogus firmware file hosted on an attacker-controlled server. The issue carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N), highlighting its high integrity impact potential over the network.
An unauthenticated attacker with network access can exploit this flaw remotely with low complexity and no user interaction required. By crafting and sending the targeted MQTT message, the attacker can force the device to download and install malicious firmware, compromising the integrity of the inverter or dongle. This could lead to persistent control, altered device behavior, or further attacks on connected systems, though confidentiality and availability impacts are none per the CVSS vector.
SunGrow has published a security notice at https://en.sungrowpower.com/security-notice-detail-2/6140 detailing the vulnerability, which security practitioners should consult for recommended mitigations, patches, or workarounds.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-5292
Vulnerability Data
SunGrow WiNet-S V200.001.00.P025 and earlier versions is missing integrity checks for firmware upgrades. Sending a specific MQTT message allows an update to an inverter or a WiNet connectivity dongle with a bogus firmware file that is located on attacker-controlled server.
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
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- 9 hardening rules · 5 OS baselines
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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Requires digital signature verification before component installation, directly stopping execution of code downloaded without integrity checks.
Employs integrity verification tools that can identify missing or failed checks on downloaded software after the fact.
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.
Directly requires assessing authenticity/integrity of software before acquisition and use, preventing unverified downloads.
Requires cryptographic integrity protections (signatures/hashes) for data-in-transit, covering downloaded code.
Prevents execution of unauthorized software, blocking the outcome of an unchecked download.
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.
Mandating integrity checks, digital signatures, and origin tracing for ICT components directly reduces the chance that code or firmware lacking an integrity check will be accepted into the organisation’s environment.
Requiring suppliers to disclose vulnerabilities and mandating verified updates lowers the chance that code lacking integrity checks will be deployed.
Hardening callouts derived
Configuration rules from DISA STIG baselines that bear on weaknesses of the type cited by this CVE. Each rule is shown with the relationship its mapping actually records, against the CWE it was authored against. Derived via CVE→CWE over `controls_xwalks` (authoritative rows only; rows rated `none` are excluded).
Oracle Linux 8 (1 rule)
- V-248575 OL 8 must prevent the installation of software, patches, service packs, device drivers, or operating system components of local packages without verification they have been digitally signed using a certificate that is issued by a Certificate Authority (CA) that is recognized and approved by the organization. prevents CWE-494
Oracle Linux 9 (1 rule)
- V-271524 OL 9 must check the GPG signature of software packages originating from external software repositories before installation. prevents CWE-494
RHEL 7 (2 rules)
- V-204447 The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must prevent the installation of software, patches, service packs, device drivers, or operating system components from a repository without verification they have been digitally signed using a certificate that is issued by a Certificate Authority (CA) that is recognized and approved by the organization. prevents CWE-494
- V-204448 The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must prevent the installation of software, patches, service packs, device drivers, or operating system components of local packages without verification they have been digitally signed using a certificate that is issued by a Certificate Authority (CA) that is recognized and approved by the organization. prevents CWE-494
RHEL 8 (1 rule)
- V-230264 RHEL 8 must prevent the installation of software, patches, service packs, device drivers, or operating system components from a repository without verification they have been digitally signed using a certificate that is issued by a Certificate Authority (CA) that is recognized and approved by the organization. prevents CWE-494
RHEL 9 (1 rule)
- V-257820 RHEL 9 must check the GPG signature of software packages originating from external software repositories before installation. prevents CWE-494