Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-50698

Memory Safety in Sungrowpower Winet-S Firmware ≤ 200.001.00.p027

Published
24 January 2025
Modified
29 May 2025
Patch / advisory
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 0.0056 44th percentile
Risk Priority 73 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2024-50698 is a critical-severity Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) vulnerability in Sungrowpower Winet-S Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 44th 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 SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — 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-2024-50698 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting SunGrow WiNet-SV200 firmware versions 001.00.P027 and earlier. The flaw stems from insufficient bounds checks on MQTT message content, as classified under CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow. It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), marking it as critical due to its potential for severe impact.

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network without authentication, privileges, or user interaction, requiring only low complexity. Exploitation could grant high-level impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, such as arbitrary code execution, device takeover, or denial of service on the affected WiNet-SV200 component.

The vendor has published a security notice with mitigation guidance at https://en.sungrowpower.com/security-notice-detail-2/5961. Security practitioners should consult this advisory for patching instructions and workarounds applicable to vulnerable SunGrow deployments.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

SunGrow WiNet-SV200.001.00.P027 and earlier versions is vulnerable to heap-based buffer overflow due to bounds checks of the MQTT message content.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services Lateral Movement
Adversaries may exploit remote services to gain unauthorized access to internal systems once inside of a network.
T1212 Exploitation for Credential Access Credential Access
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to collect credentials.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

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CVE-2024-50694Same product: Sungrowpower Winet-S
CVE-2024-50696Same product: Sungrowpower Winet-S
CVE-2024-50692Same product: Sungrowpower Winet-S
CVE-2024-50690Same product: Sungrowpower Winet-S
CVE-2024-29982Shared CWE-122
CVE-2024-49011Shared CWE-122
CVE-2025-54282Shared CWE-122
CVE-2026-5868Shared CWE-122

Affected Assets

sungrowpower
winet-s firmware
≤ 200.001.00.p027

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.4.1

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Developer testing and evaluation (including fuzzing and memory-error detectors) can discover heap overflows after they have been coded.

Input validation enforces bounds checking on data written to heap buffers, directly stopping the overflow condition from being introduced.

Security engineering principles require use of memory-safe constructs and bounds-checked allocation routines that avoid introducing heap overflows.

Memory-protection mechanisms limit the ability of a heap overflow to execute attacker-controlled code or corrupt adjacent structures.

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 full match
prevents

Secure-development practices directly require bounds checking and safe memory handling that prevent heap overflows.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability scanning and recording can discover heap-overflow flaws but does not prevent their introduction in code.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Timely patching removes known heap-overflow instances after they exist.

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.

finds

Security testing in development and acceptance can detect heap overflows before release.

prevents

Secure development lifecycle mandates practices that reduce the likelihood of introducing heap overflows.

prevents

Application security requirements can specify bounds-checking and safe memory APIs that mitigate heap overflows.

prevents

Secure architecture and engineering principles include memory-safety and input-validation controls that address heap overflows.

prevents

Secure coding standards directly prescribe techniques (safe functions, bounds checks) that prevent heap-based buffer overflows.

none

Change management ensures controlled deployment of fixes for discovered heap-overflow vulnerabilities.

References