CVE-2024-20439 KEV
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 97.1% (pctl 100)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2025-04-21.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 97.09% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-912 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2025-04-21 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2024-09-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Cisco Smart Licensing Utility Static Credential Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2025-03-31 |
| Due | 2025-04-21 |
| Vendor / product | Cisco / Smart Licensing Utility |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cisco | smart license utility |
References
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