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CVE-2022-29303 · EUVD no mirror located · GCVE no mirror located Verified 2026-06-22

SolarView Compact vulnerability

SolarView Compact contains a command injection vulnerability in the send test mail console due to improper input validation, allowing remote code execution.

Verdict

Today item — known-exploited.

An unauthenticated attacker can inject arbitrary OS commands through the test mail feature to achieve remote code execution on the affected system. The high EPSS score and active exploitation indicate immediate risk.

CISA KEV Yes · 2023-07-133EPSS 0.99922 (verify live)4
01

Is it exploitable?

— the evidence, ranked above the score
Reported exploitation
653 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-07-13).
CISA KEV ↗Confirmed
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.99922 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: SolarView, Compact. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
NVD ↗Reported
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-78 OS Command Injection — weakness family: Injection.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
NVD ↗Reported
02

Who’s exploiting it?

— attribution turns risk into urgency
Attribution not established

No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.

03

Why it matters

— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board
1

Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1

Attacker
I identify the send test mail console endpoint and craft a malicious payload containing shell metacharacters to bypass input validation.
Business
Attacker gains unauthenticated remote code execution capability on the web server hosting SolarView Compact.
2

Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2

Attacker
I execute arbitrary operating system commands with the privileges of the web server process to establish persistence or pivot within the network.
Business
Critical infrastructure or business systems running SolarView Compact become compromised, enabling data theft, system manipulation, or lateral movement.
3

Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3

Attacker
I exfiltrate sensitive configuration data, credentials, or monitoring information stored by the application.
Business
Exposure of operational technology credentials and system intelligence increases risk to connected industrial or enterprise environments.
04

What to do

— defensible action
  • Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
05

Coverage & confidence

— what we know, and what we don’t

Established (cited)

  • KEV listing (CISA)
  • EPSS probability (FIRST)
  • 653 reported-exploitation source(s)
  • CWE weakness mapping (NVD)
  • Catalogued by mitre (CNA)
  • Coverage gaps — stated, not hidden

  • No EUVD / GCVE mirror in feed — single-authority dependency for the identifier.
  • EPSS & exposure are time-varying; verify live at the source.
  • Threat-actor attribution not established from feed data — absence of a name is not absence of compromise.
  • No finder/reporter credit recorded in the public CVE entry — the work behind this find is unattributed.
  • Disclosure & credit2
    Catalogued by mitreCNA
    Credited with finding itNo finder named in the public CVE record — the work behind this find is unattributed.