Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessReach switch HTTP management interface
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DeliveryCraft POST with oversized Content-Type boundary
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ExploitOverflow multipart boundary parser
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ExecutionDevice becomes fully unresponsive
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ImpactManagement and traffic forwarding dropped
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Buffer copy size validation
MITRE ATT&CK
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires network access to the device's embedded HTTP management server and the ability to send a crafted multipart/form-data POST request with an oversized boundary value in the Content-Type header; no authentication is required (PR:N) and no user interaction is needed. The only meaningful limiting factor is reachability of the management interface - if the switch's web management plane is segmented onto an isolated management VLAN or otherwise not exposed to attacker-controlled networks, the attack surface is sharply reduced. Impact is limited to availability: the device self-recovers after the DoS cycle, with no code execution, data disclosure, or configuration tampering. |
| Impact | Signals are internally consistent and point to a moderate-to-high operational risk that is confined to availability. The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N) describes a low-complexity, remote, unauthenticated attack requiring no user interaction, and the impact is availability-only (VA:H) with no confidentiality or integrity effect (VC:N/VI:N) - matching the description of a denial-of-service that drops management access and traffic forwarding. Publicly available exploit code (via the referenced blog and VulnCheck advisory) raises the practical likelihood of opportunistic use, but there is no CISA KEV listing and no EPSS score was provided, so there is no evidence of active, widespread exploitation at this time. The practical priority is therefore driven down by two factors not captured in the raw 8.7 score: the impact is a self-recovering DoS rather than code execution or data loss, and the affected product (a SODOLA managed switch) has a narrow deployment footprint. Net assessment: patch promptly where these switches sit in the management/forwarding path, but this is not a mass-exploitation, high-value target comparable to a ubiquitous server product. Missing data to note: no EPSS and no KEV status supplied, so exploitation-in-the-wild cannot be confirmed or ruled out from the input alone. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker with network reach to the switch's embedded HTTP management interface sends a crafted multipart/form-data POST request containing an oversized boundary value in the Content-Type header, overflowing the boundary parser. The device becomes fully unresponsive, dropping all management access and traffic forwarding until it completes a self-recovery cycle. Public exploit code exists (referenced proof-of-concept blog post and VulnCheck advisory), lowering the skill barrier for repeatable disruption. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 15, 2026
Unauthenticated remote denial of service in SODOLA SL902-SWTGW124AS switch firmware before version 200.2.12 lets any attacker who can reach the device's embedded HTTP management server crash it by sending a crafted multipart/form-data POST request containing an oversized boundary value in the Content-Type header. The overflow leaves the switch fully unresponsive, dropping both management access and traffic forwarding until its self-recovery cycle completes, though the assessment confirms no code execution, data disclosure, or configuration tampering occurs. Publicly available exploit code exists (published by the researcher and documented in the VulnCheck advisory), and the CVE carries a CVSS v4.0 base score of 8.7, but there is no indication of confirmed active exploitation in CISA KEV; the practical risk is governed mainly by whether the web management plane is exposed to attacker-reachable networks.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: upgrade SL902-SWTGW124AS firmware to version 200.2.12 or later, which is the first fixed release per the available data - verify availability and the exact threshold against SODOLA's release notes and the VulnCheck advisory (https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sodola-sl902-swtgw124as-buffer-overflow-dos-via-multipart-boundary-parser). Because exploitation requires only network reachability to the embedded HTTP management server with no authentication (PR:N), the highest-value compensating control is to place the switch management interface on a dedicated, access-restricted management VLAN that is unreachable from user, guest, or internet-facing networks; this sharply reduces attack surface but adds management overhead and requires out-of-band access paths. If the web UI is not required, disable the embedded HTTP/HTTPS management service entirely (trade-off: CLI/serial-only administration and possible loss of remote monitoring); where it must remain enabled, restrict inbound TCP access to the management port via ACLs or firewall rules limited to trusted admin hosts, disable WAN-side port forwarding or UPnP exposure of the device, and monitor for malformed multipart POST requests or unexpected device reboots as detection signals. Note that the device self-recovers, so availability impact is temporary, but repeated exploitation can create sustained outages; a detailed proof-of-concept writeup is publicly available at https://hml.io/posts/blog-post-cve-2026-0993/.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability is a classic buffer overflow (CWE-120) in the multipart/form-data parser of the lightweight embedded HTTP server running on the SODOLA SL902-SWTGW124AS managed switch. Multipart parsing begins with the boundary parameter declared in the request's Content-Type header, which the server copies into a fixed-size stack or heap buffer without validating its length; supplying an oversized boundary value overflows that buffer and corrupts adjacent memory, causing the HTTP service and ultimately the whole device to become unresponsive. The affected component is the management web interface rather than the switching data plane itself, and the CPE cpe:2.3:a:sodola:sl902-swtgw124as:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covers all firmware builds prior to 200.2.12. Per the CVSS v4.0 vector and the independent assessment (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H), the attack is network-reachable, requires no authentication (PR:N) and no user interaction (UI:N), and its impact is confined to availability - the device recovers on its own, with no evidence of remote code execution or persistence, which distinguishes this from an RCE-class overflow.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Remote unauthenticated request to the HTTP server with no user interaction gives AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N; impact is availability-only (A:H), with C:N/I:N and no scope change.
Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).
CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck
DescriptionCVE.org
SODOLA SL902-SWTGW124AS firmware before 200.2.12 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending an oversized boundary value in the Content-Type header of a crafted POST request. Attackers can exploit the embedded HTTP server's multipart/form-data boundary parser to cause the device to become fully unresponsive - dropping all management access and traffic forwarding during its self-recovery cycle.
Technical POC Analysis
CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input.
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Executive ViewAI
The SODOLA SL902-SWTGW124AS network switch is vulnerable to a remote denial-of-service condition that can render the device unresponsive, disrupting both management access and traffic forwarding until self-recovery. Publicly available exploit code exists, but the vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV. Organizations with these switches exposed to untrusted networks face operational outages, making it critical for leadership to prioritize restricting access to the management interface.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations include restricting network access to the embedded HTTP management server to trusted management networks only and isolating affected switches from untrusted segments.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
EUVD-2026-101803
GHSA-mqpm-mf8q-5w3f
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