CVE-2024-20439 (GCVE-0-2024-20439)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-09-04 16:28
Modified
2025-10-21 22:55
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-912 - Hidden Functionality
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Smart License Utility |
Version: 2.1.0 Version: 2.0.0 Version: 2.2.0 |
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Date added: 2025-03-31
Due date: 2025-04-21
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Used in ransomware: Unknown
Notes: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cslu-7gHMzWmw ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20439
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
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