An issue was discovered in SMA Solar Technology products. The SMAdata2+ communication protocol does not properly use authentication with encryption: it is vulnerable to man in the middle, packet injection, and replay attacks. Any setting change, authentication packet, scouting packet, etc. can be replayed, injected, or used for a man in the middle session. All functionalities available in Sunny Explorer can effectively be done from anywhere within the network as long as an attacker gets the packet setup correctly. This includes the authentication process for all (including hidden) access levels and the changing of settings in accordance with the gained access rights. Furthermore, because the SMAdata2+ communication channel is unencrypted, an attacker capable of understanding the protocol can eavesdrop on communications. NOTE: the vendor's position is that authentication with encryption is not required on an isolated subnetwork. Also, only Sunny Boy TLST-21 and TL-21 and Sunny Tripower TL-10 and TL-30 could potentially be affected
CVE-2017-9857
HIGHNVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-17. NVD baseline CVSS 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
8.1
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 8.1
- EG Score
- 8.1(medium)
- EPSS
- 48.3%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 5, 2017
Last Modified
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References (6)
- cve@mitrehttp://www.sma.de/en/statement-on-cyber-security.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.sma.de/fileadmin/content/global/specials/documents/cyber-security/Whitepaper-Cyber-Security-AEN1732_07.pdf
- cve@mitrehttps://horusscenario.com/CVE-information/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.sma.de/en/statement-on-cyber-security.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.sma.de/fileadmin/content/global/specials/documents/cyber-security/Whitepaper-Cyber-Security-AEN1732_07.pdf
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://horusscenario.com/CVE-information/
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Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2017-9857?
CVE-2017-9857 is a high vulnerability published on August 5, 2017. An issue was discovered in SMA Solar Technology products. The SMAdata2+ communication protocol does not properly use authentication with encryption: it is vulnerable to man in the middle, packet injection, and replay attacks. Any setting change, authentication packet, scouting packet, etc. can be…
When was CVE-2017-9857 disclosed?
CVE-2017-9857 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 5, 2017, with the most recent update on May 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2017-9857 actively exploited?
CVE-2017-9857 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 48.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-9857?
CVE-2017-9857 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2017-9857?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-9857, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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