Missing authentication and clear‑text transmission of data from the heat pumps to the control...

Description

Missing authentication and clear‑text transmission of data from the heat pumps to the control server, combined with the absence of input validation on aggregated data, can lead to stored XSS that enables theft of cookies from the pump’s web control interface. Older Orca heat pump devices communicating with the Orca server over an
unencrypted and unauthenticated HTTP connection on a non-secure port specifically enable an
attacker to impersonate a legitimate device and inject malicious
payloads. This enables the insertion of harmful code directly
into the Orca user portal, potentially compromising user accounts,
exposing sensitive information, and allowing further unauthorized
actions within the portal.

Basic information

Type
unreviewed
Severity
medium
Advisory on GitHub
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Repository advisory
Source code
Not specified
Published (advisory)
2026-06-01 12:30:32 UTC
Updated
2026-06-01 12:30:32 UTC
NVD published
2026-06-01

EPSS Score

Score Percentile
0.02% 5.00%

CVSS Scores

Base score Version Severity Vector
6.3 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.

Identifiers

CWEs

CWE id Name
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence