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CVE-2024-20439

Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
0.92062
Risk score
57.22
CISA KEV
Yes
PoC
No
Published
2024-09-04
Modified
2025-10-21
First seen
2026-08-07
Aliases
EUVD-2024-18154, GHSA-MCXM-8HR3-FRMX
Products
Cisco:Cisco Smart License Utility 2.0.0, Cisco:Cisco Smart License Utility 2.1.0, Cisco:Cisco Smart License Utility 2.2.0, Cisco:Smart Licensing Utility
Sources
cisa.gov CVE-2024-20439
euvd EUVD-2024-18154

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.

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