VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2024-20439

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability97.09%
CISA KEVKnown exploited vulnerability
Published2024-09-04
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Known Exploited Vulnerability

Cisco Smart Licensing Utility Static Credential Vulnerability

Vendor / product: Cisco / Smart Licensing Utility

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Smart Licensing Utility (CSLU) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to log into an affected system by using a static administrative credential. This vulnerability is due to an undocumented static user credential for an administrative account. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the static credentials to login to the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to login to the affected system with administrative rights over the CSLU application API.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials
  • CWE-912: Hidden Functionality

Primary references