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CVE-2012-6428

Carlo Gavazzi EOS Box Hard-Coded Credentials

Published: Dec 23, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD csafCWE-798
10.0CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.4%
Top 30.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

The Carlo Gavazzi EOS-Box stores hard-coded passwords in the PHP file of the device. By using the hard-coded passwords, attackers can log into the device with administrative privileges. This could allow the attacker to have unauthorized access.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-798CWE-255

Affected Products

carlosgavazzi
commercial
eos-box photovoltaic monitoring system firmwareEmbedded
ICS / OT / IoT / industrial-network
eos-box photovoltaic monitoring systemEmbedded
ICS / OT / IoT / industrial-network
Carlo Gavazzi Automation
commercial
EOS-BoxEmbedded
ICS / OT / IoT / industrial-network

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Credential Access
Initial Access
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References

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-12-354-02
cisa.gov
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2012/icsa-12-354-02.json
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https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-10-301-01
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